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Portrait Photography For Sale
Madonna - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
By Mick Rock
Located in London, GB
Madonna - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Early photograph of Madonna, 1980 (photo Mick Rock).
All prints are numbered by the Estate.
Edition si...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Make Up Mirror (1953) - Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
Make Up Mirror (1953) - Silver Gelatin Print
(Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Getty Images Archive)
8th August 1953: Judy Dunlop, a participant in the Holiday Girl...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Soundgarden - signed Limited Edition print (1996)
Located in London, GB
Soundgarden - signed Limited Edition print'
Album cover Shoot
January 27, 1996
Seattle
(photo Kevin Westenberg)
NB All prints are signed and numbered by the artist.
Unframed
Signed and numbered by the artist.
Limited to 25 only this size.
Printed 2020
This size 20 x 16'' / 40 x 50 cm
About the image:
Soundgarden was an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1984 by singer and rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. Matt Cameron...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Marlon Brando, Hawaii, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Edition 25
Also available in 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch, Edition 10
Black and white portrait of famous actor Marlon Brando.
From personality portraits and advertising campaigns t...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
My Girl (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
My Girl (Till Death do us Part) - 2005
48x46cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs,
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory #92...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Steve Martin, “Let’s Get Small Sequence” 1974 by Norman Seeff
By Norman Seeff
Located in Austin, TX
As a renowned graphic designer (with 5 Grammy nominations), Norman Seeff has designed a number of large-scale composites and sequences. Signed limited edition sequence print of comed...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Play among the Stars (Till Death Do Us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Play among the Stars (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005
50x49cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature labe...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Teeing Off (1930) - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Times Square by Night (1953) - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
1930,
Golfer teeing off circa
Additional Information:
Unframed
Paper Size: 40x60''
Printed Later
NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE
10 x 12''
12 x 16''
16 x 20''
20 x 24''
20 x 30''
30 x 40''
40 x 60''
FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
About the Artist:
H. Armstrong ROBERTS (1883-1947) is an artist born in 1883 The oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a photography sold in 2012.
ACTORS ON SET, Bette Davis, Ladies Fashion...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Black and White
NASA Sun Visor by Neil Armstrong, Vintage Apollo 11 Photo of Buzz Aldrin 1960s
By Buzz Aldrin
Located in New york, NY
An 11 x 14 black and white print of Buzz Aldrin from the original negative before Nasa added “more” space on the top of the image, which is a more common version of Visor. The 11 x 1...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Dixieland (1948) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Dixieland (1948) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
An impromptu concert in Rome with American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (1901 – 1971), Earl ‘Fatha’ Hines (1905 – 1983) on piano and Jack Teagarden (1905 – 1964) on trombone playing with the ‘Rhythm Kings’. Hines and Teargarden play in Armstrong’s ‘All-Stars’ band.
November 1948
About this Image:
Louis Daniel Armstrong, nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter, composer, vocalist, and actor who was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different eras in the history of jazz.
Earl Kenneth Hines, also known as Earl "Fatha" Hines, was an American jazz pianist and bandleader. He was one of the most influential figures in the development of jazz piano...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Esther Williams, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features American swimmer and actress Esther Williams (1921 - 2013) lounging on a trampoline.
This ...
Category
1950s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
The Sanchez Twins 1968 Groupies, signed limited edition silver gelatin print
By Baron Wolman
Located in Austin, TX
The Sanchez Twins by Baron Wolman, taken in San Francisco in 1968 as part of Baron's Groupies series, taken for Rolling Stone magazine.
Limited edition ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Brigitte Bardot with cigar - Spain, 1971 - co signed by Terry O
Neill and Bardot
Located in Chicago, IL
French actress Brigitte Bardot on the set of "The Ballad of Frenchie King" in Almeria, Spain, 1971
Co signed by Brigitte Bardot and Terry O'Neill
40 x 60 inches
Edition Size: 50 +...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
D. and Felix - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative Photography
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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Wood, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Polaroid
Portrait of a White Horse, Black and White Photography, Ethereal, Fashion
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Ethere"
This best-selling, award-winning image is an intimate portrait of an iconic all-white horse native to the Camargue region in the South of France.
The award-winning print ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Graciela by James Sparshatt. 36 x 36” photograph printed direct on aluminium
Located in Coltishall, GB
Graciela was for many years an institution in Old Havana. Always dressed beautifully, a cigar clamped between her teeth, a grin at the ready. A witness to the Cuban revolution and 50...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Metal
Intimate Portrait of Iconic Wild Horses on Sable Island, Equestrian, Horizontal
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Trinity"
Everything about Sable Island - it's wild landscape and its wild horses - come together in this iconic photograph.
Representative of the unparalleled, untamed essence o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Brigitte Bardot with cigar - Spain, 1971 - estate print
Located in Chicago, IL
French actress Brigitte Bardot on the set of "The Ballad of Frenchie King" in Almeria, Spain, 1971
Posthumuous c type estate print with digital signature
72 x 108 inches
Edition ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Anthony Bourdain Eating a Hot Dog by Jake Chessum
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, TX
Anthony Bourdain was famous for traveling the globe and exploring the local cuisine in No Reservations and Parts Unknown. As soon as he returned home t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Spectre HQ - James Bond Thunderball Hollywood Movie Film Ken Adam Set Design
Located in Brighton, GB
A view of the vast and extensive film set of the James Bond film 'You Only Live Twice' (1966).
The set was designed by Ken Adam and structured to represent the inside secret base o...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Max, smoking in Car (29 Palms, CA) - 58x56cm, analog, Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Max, smoking in Car (29 Palms, CA) - 1999
58x56cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, printed on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, matte su...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Kate Moss during a night out, 2007
Located in New York, NY
Kate Moss is photographed during a night out at the Donmar Warehouse in Covent Garden in London on the 16th of January in 2007. The British supermodel and businesswoman rose to fame ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe, New York City, USA, 1956
Located in New York, NY
Marilyn Monroe, New York City, USA, 1956
1956/2023
Signature stamp, verso
Archival pigment print
6 x 6 inches, sheet
3.75 x 5.5 inches, image
This work is offered by CLAMP in New...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Inga Lindgren And Poodles, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Swedish model Inga Lindgren, wife of Argentinian finance minister Ceferino Alonso Irigoyen,...
Category
1950s American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Erotic Portraits by Franco Marocco - Vintage Photograph - 1990
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic portraits by Franco Marocco is a lot of three photographic prints on Agfa baryta paper.
Print realized from square-medium film in 1990 circa. Handwritten pencil notes on back...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Cecil Beaton, Buster Keaton, from Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1981 (after)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite heliogravure after Sir Cecil Beaton (1904–1980), titled Buster Keaton, from the folio Cecil Beaton, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1981, originates from the 1981 edition ...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Christmas Swim - Christmas Tree in Swimming Pool with Tinsel and Star Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Christmas Swim - Christmas Tree in Swimming Pool with Tinsel and Star by Slim Aarons
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
'Christma...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
Cocktail? 2023
By Nick Veasey
Located in München, BY
Edition 15, framed Chromaluxe
A bartender is waiting for you.
A man with x-ray vision, NICK VEASEY creates art that shows what it is really like inside.
Nick’s work with radiograph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Twiggy In Red Trousers, 1967 Limited Estate Print
By David Steen
Located in London, GB
Twiggy – at David Steen’s Home, Surrey,
Lesley Lawson (born 19 September 1949) is an English model, actress, and singer widely known by the nickname Twiggy. She was a British cultu...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Brigitte Bardot b/w silver gelatin photograph.
Located in Norwich, GB
Terry O’Neill is one of the twentieth century's most accomplished and collected photographers, whose work hangs in national galleries and private collections around the globe. Since ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Lambda
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
J-Class Racing Yacht Shamrock and Sailor in Europe, Iconic, Classic, Nautical
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Shamrock Rising"
With a lone sailor standing on deck, the famed racing yacht Shamrock looks extraordinary.
The nautical print series Sail: Majesty at Sea is an intimate look at t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lightness of Being / Freedom Edition (Queen)
By Chris Levine
Located in London, GB
A laminated giclée print on aluminium composite panel. Produced in 2021. An image derived from the sittings for Equanimity, which depicts Queen Elizabeth II with her eyes closed. Edi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
"Kate Moss Curlers" Photography 20 x 16 in Edition of 50 by Kate Garner
By Kate Garner
Located in Culver City, CA
"Kate Moss Curlers" Photography 20 x 16 in Edition of 50 by Kate Garner
Hahnemuhle fine art archival paper
Signed & numbered by the artist
Come with COA issued by the artist
Kate G...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Kate Moss At 16 - signed limited edition print
By Jake Chessum
Located in London, GB
An Unknown Kate Moss At 16
by Jake Chessum 1990
limited edition
edition size 20 only this size
printed 2024
Archival pigment print
numbered and signed by the artist
unframed
ships securely from London England
Framing options available
Jake Chessum
British-born, New York-based photographer Jake Chessum’s portfolio includes Amy Winehouse, Robbie Williams, David Bowie, Jay Z, Snoop Dogg, Coldplay, The Beastie Boys, Beck and beyond.
Jake grew...
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Grace Jones, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Edition 25
Also available in 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch, Edition 10
Black and white portrait of the singer and actress Grace Jones.
From personality portraits and advertising cam...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Penthouse Pool, Estate Edition, Poolside Landscape with Acropolis, Athens Greece
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons’s Penthouse Pool captures a sunlit moment of casual glamour at the Canellopoulos penthouse pool in Athens, Greece. Taken in July 1961, the photograph shows a group of you...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Poupée - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Poupée, 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 - PL2020-869.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
The Who under a Union Jack flag
By Art Kane
Located in Austin, TX
The Who under a Union Jack flag, 1968 by Art Kane
Shot in 1968 in NYC in Morningside Park near Columbia University, Art Kane had plenty of fun with The Who. Kane described them as “...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Flora 12 - Baroque Female Nude Photography Floral Interior Design
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Color
Aubrey O
Day nude
Located in Austin, TX
Aubrey O'Day by Markus Klinko, from a stunning collection of contemporary nudes from celebrated photographer, Markus Klinko, featuring amongst others, Dita Von Teese and Stoya
This ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Profile Portrait of a Woman in Kenya Wearing Tribal Jewelry, Iconic, Vertical
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Trimmed in Grace"
A young Rendille woman wears the traditional adornments of her culture with honor and pride in this iconic, award-winning portrait.
The print series Desert Son...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons, Apres Ski, Gstaad (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Apres Ski
1963 (printed later)
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 150
A group of women reclining on the snow in Gstaad with rugs covering their knees, 1963.
Estate stamped ...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Freddie Mercury of Queen by Denis O
Regan
Located in Austin, TX
Fine art 20x24" print of Freddie Mercury of Queen by acclaimed photographer, Denis O'Regan. Taken on stage at Slane Castle, just outside Dublin, Ireland 1986
Printed to order on Hah...
Category
1980s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
David Bowie and Elizabeth Taylor signed Lifetime Edition
Located in Austin, TX
Lifetime prints are the last remaining prints available, signed by Terry O’Neill and obtained from the Terry O’Neill Archive in London.
Signed limited edition, silver gelatin print ...
Category
1970s Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$3,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Barn Owl #3 by Brad Wilson - Animal portrait photography, wild bird
By Brad Wilson
Located in Paris, FR
'Barn Owl #3, St Louis, MO, 2012' is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Brad Wilson from the ‘Affinity’ series which features studio portraits of wild animals.
Thi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
David Bowie The Archer
Located in Austin, TX
This iconic image of David Bowie as The Thin White Duke was taken by renowned Rock photographer, John Rowlands, on February 26th, 1976, at Maple Leaf Gar...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Roca Llisa, Ibiza, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1970s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Fosca, Vera, and Fiona Bertran holidaying in Roca Llisa, on the island of Ibiza, Spain.
This is an...
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Serena Puppet - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Serena Puppet - Vintage Photograph is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s.
Puppetry of "Samson and Delilah"
Good conditions with slight foxing.
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Hedy Lamarr - Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Hedy Lamarr is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1950s.
Good conditions.
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Limelight" Photo BOOK with 4 x hand printed silver gelatin prints UNIQUE
Located in Norwich, GB
Iconic and rare limited edition prints direct from the negative, signed on reverse in pencil by photographer
Accompanied by recently released photo book "Limelight"
September 2025,
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Dancing Hand to Crotch
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso
14 x 11 inches, sheet size
(Edition of 5 + 2 APs)
20 x 16 inches, sheet size
(Edition of 5 + 2 APs)
From the series "Purgatory & Paradise: Sassy '70s, Suburbia & The City"
A vintage print may also be available. Please inquire for details.
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Meryl Meisler...
Category
1970s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Spring Glamour
Located in Austin, TX
From a stunning collection of contemporary nudes from celebrated photographer, Markus Klinko, featuring amongst others, Dita Von Teese, Stoya and Aubrey O’Day
This print is availabl...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Clyde
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print, painted frame (Edition of 4 + 1 AP)
Signed and numbered, verso
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Price includes mounting and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$3,600
Untitled - The Princess and her Lover
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Princess and her Lover, 2007
Edition of 10, 20x24cm,
digital C-Print based on a Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist I...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper
$287 Sale Price
20% Off
Rockefeller Centre - New York City Skyline Classic American Architecture
Located in Brighton, GB
Rockefeller Centre from the Getty Archive
The famous Rockefeller Centre building is illuminated by skyscraper windows and roaming Klieg lights which graze the dusky night sky.
Alo...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin
MAN RAY (1890-1976), SURREAL MODERNIST ABSTRAC, 1934 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976)
Title: SURREAL MODERNIST ABSTRACT
Date Of Negative: 1934
Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure.
Date Of Pr...
Category
1920s Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Photogravure
Michael Ochs
Brigitte Bardot
Limited Edition Photographic Print, 20 x 30
By Michael Ochs
Located in San Rafael, CA
Brigitte Bardot with cigarette in hand by photographer Michael Ochs, originally taken in 1962. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
As an authorized Getty Images Gallery partner, we...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Waiting - Contemporary, Nude, Figurative, Polaroid, Photograph, expired
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Waiting (Sidewinder) - 2005
48x47cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist Inventory No. 3173.
Not ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Khomeini Returning To Iran - Vintage Photograph - 1983
Located in Roma, IT
Khomeini Returning To Iran is a vintage black and white photograph realized on 2/01/79 in Tehran.
Khomeini leader of the revolution of 1979 in Iran, came to Iran, after 15 years of ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
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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