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Portrait Photography For Sale
Spheres (Chicks and Chicks and Sometimes Cocks)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Spheres (Chicks and Chicks and Sometimes Cocks) - 2019 40x48cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Art...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Ellen Von Unwerth Birthday Party - 21st Century, Photography, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Ellen Von Unwerth Birthday Party - 2015 Archival C-Print, Edition of 10, 20x30cm Signature label and Certificate. Not mounted. About Tao Ruspoli (born 7 November 1975) is an Italian-American filmmaker, photographer, and musician. Background He is the second son of occasional actor and aristocrat Prince Alessandro Ruspoli, 9th Prince of Cerveteri by Austrian-American actress Debra Berger. Tao was born in Bangkok, Thailand and raised in Rome and Los Angeles. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. Career Moviemaker magazine singled out Ruspoli as one of the 10 Young Filmmakers To Watch in its spring 2008 issue. His feature narrative debut, Fix, was one of 10 feature films to screen in competition at the 2008 Slamdance Film Festival and soon afterward at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival where Ruspoli was awarded the Heineken Red Star Award for "most innovative and progressive filmmaker." Fix also won the Festival Award for Best Film at the 2008 Brooklyn Film Festival, Vail Film Festival and the 2008 Twin Rivers Media Festival, as well as other prizes at several international festivals. His most well-known documentary is Just Say Know, a personal discussion of his family's drug addiction. His other films include Flamenco: A Personal Journey, a feature length documentary about the flamenco way of life as it is lived by Gypsies in the south of Spain. He has directed a number of other short documentaries, including El Cable (also about Flamenco), and This Film Needs No Title: A Portrait of Raymond Smullyan (a portrait of the renowned logician, mathematician and concert pianist Raymond Smullyan). Tao founded LAFCO in 2000. The Los Angeles Filmmakers Cooperative, is a bohemian collective of filmmakers and musicians who work out of a converted school bus. Through LAFCO, Tao has produced several films and helped dozens of filmmakers to make their first films and discover the wonders of digital media. His producing credits include the feature film Camjackers, which he also acted in and co-edited. Camjackers won the best editing award at the 44th Ann Arbor Film Festival. Tao is an accomplished flamenco guitar...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color

Marsha Gayle on Andros Island, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Marsha Gayle of Paris enjoying a deserted beach near Calabash Bay, Andros, Bahamas. This ...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Hilton Hotel Pool Bar - View of Swimming Pool and Palm Trees in Acapulco Mexico
Located in Brighton, GB
Hilton Hotel Pool Bar - View of Swimming Pool and Palm Trees in Acapulco Mexico by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. ...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print, Digital, Photographic Paper, Color

Bold Portrait of a Young Boy in Ethiopia, Horizontal, Black and White
Located in US
"Untitled 32" A young Suri boy displays the confidence prevalent in his tribe. Jewelry and ornamentation is an important part of his culture, and he takes great pride in wearing his...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lech Ice Bar, Austria, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers enjoy a drink by the Ice Bar at the Hotel Krone in Lech, Austria. This is an estate stampe...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Marilyn Monroe, New York, 1954 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
Marilyn Monroe, New York, 1954 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography) Signed, inscribed with title and dated on accompanying artist’s label Silver gelatin print, printed late...
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20th Century Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Music, Afresco, Horse Portrait
Located in New York City, NY
Raphael Macek Music, 2020 Afresco series Large-scale photograph from the Equine Beauty series. The legendary and complex relationship between humans and horses is an enduring one. ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Plexiglass, Archival Pigment

Tres Vidas, Acapulco, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1970s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features guests relaxing in the shade at the Tres Vidas private members club, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1975...
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1970s Realist Portrait Photography

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C Print

Skiing In Vail, Colorado, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of skiers standing next to snow covered trees in Vail, Colorado, USA. This is an estate sta...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Skiing In Vail, Colorado, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of skiers standing next to snow covered trees in Vail, Colorado, USA. This is an estate sta...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Skiing In Vail, Colorado, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of skiers standing next to snow covered trees in Vail, Colorado, USA. This is an estate sta...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Skiing In Vail, Colorado, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of skiers standing next to snow covered trees in Vail, Colorado, USA. This is an estate sta...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Skiing In Vail, Colorado, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of skiers standing next to snow covered trees in Vail, Colorado, USA. This is an estate sta...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Lech Ice Bar, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1960 photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a bartender mixes a drink for a customer at the Ice Bar at the Hotel Krone in Lech, Austria. This is an ...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Lech Ice Bar, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1960 photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a bartender mixes a drink for a customer at the Ice Bar at the Hotel Krone in Lech, Austria. This is an ...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Lech Ice Bar, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1960 photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a bartender mixes a drink for a customer at the Ice Bar at the Hotel Krone in Lech, Austria. This is an ...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Lech Ice Bar, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1960 photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a bartender mixes a drink for a customer at the Ice Bar at the Hotel Krone in Lech, Austria. This is an ...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Superman
Located in München, BY
Edition 15 Framed Chromaluxe In this image we can see Superman x-rayed. A man with x-ray vision, NICK VEASEY creates art that shows what it is really like inside. Nick’s work with r...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Skiing In Vail, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of skiers stand in line waiting for the ski lift in Vail, Colorado, USA. This is an estate ...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Skiing In Vail, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of skiers stand in line waiting for the ski lift in Vail, Colorado, USA. This is an estate ...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Skiing In Vail, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of skiers stand in line waiting for the ski lift in Vail, Colorado, USA. This is an estate ...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Princess Caroline Of Monaco, Monte Carlo, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1980s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Princess Caroline of Monaco in the winter-garden room of her house on the palace grounds, Monte Ca...
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1980s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Skiing In St. Moritz, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1980s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Countess Jan Bonde in the Palace Hotel sleigh on Lake St. Moritz, Switzerland. This is an estate ...
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1980s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Haley and the Birds (29 Palms, CA) - based on the Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Haley and the Bird (29 Palms, CA) - 2013 50x50cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Artist inventor...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Penelope from the movie Immaculate Springs - starring Jacinda Barrett
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Penelope' from the movie Immaculate Springs - 1998 Edition of 5, 58x56cm, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on a Polaroid. Signature Label ...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Hunting from the movie Immaculate Springs
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Hunting' from the movie Immaculate Springs - 1998 Edition of 5, 58x56cm, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on an expired Polaroid. Signatur...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Sweet Boy (Stranger than Paradise)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Sweet Boy (Stranger than Paradise) - 1997 20x25cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Artist Inventory...
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1990s Outsider Art Portrait Photography

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

New England Skiing, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features two women recline on improvised sunbeds in Cranmore Mountain, New Hampshire. This is an estate stam...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

New England Skiing, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features two women recline on improvised sunbeds in Cranmore Mountain, New Hampshire. This is an estate stam...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

New England Skiing, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features two women recline on improvised sunbeds in Cranmore Mountain, New Hampshire. This is an estate stam...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

The Beatles, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 22, 2 x 25, 2 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With a line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as the mo...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Vail Skiers, Colorado, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers in Vail, Colorado. This is an estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certifica...
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1960s American Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Vail Skiers, Colorado, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers in Vail, Colorado. This is an estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certifica...
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1960s American Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Vail Skiers, Colorado, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers in Vail, Colorado. This is an estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certifica...
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1960s American Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Massimo Family, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960, Prince and Princess Massimo with five of their six children in their residence, Palazzo Massimo all Colonne, Rome, Italy. Slim Aarons Estate Ed...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Roger Moore as The Saint b/w limited edition archival pigment photograph
Located in Norwich, GB
Frank Herrmann is widely regarded as one of the outstanding photojournalists of the latter part of the twentieth century, with an illustrious thirty year career at The Sunday Times. ...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Giclée, Archival Pigment

Francesca Woodman, Providence, RI
Located in New York, NY
Francesca Woodman in Providence, Rhode Island (1976) photographed by George Lange. 14 x 11" archival pigment print 21 x 17 x 2" frame with UV plexgias Edition 2 of 10, signed and e...
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1970s Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Half forgotten Dream (Heavenly Falls) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Half forgotten Dream (Heavenly Falls) - 2016 50x50cm, Edition of 10. Archival C- Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Artist inventory number: 19565. No...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Mark Wahlberg Smoking #1, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
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 smoking model, actor and singer Mark Wahlberg. Fr...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Untitled from "Pia"
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes free shipping in the US and a 14-day return policy. All prints are made to order and will arrive in mint condition directly from Christopher Anderson...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Cocktail Bar, Goodwood Revival - British Vintage Fashion Portrait Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Cocktail Bar, portrait photograph from Richard Heeps' Man's Ruin series. Captured at the glamorous Goodwood Revival, a celebration of elegant vintage fashion...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Audrey Hepburn with a Dove 1966 Signed Limited Edition Framed Print
Located in London, GB
A contemplative Audrey Hepburn with a dove perched on her shoulder, 1966. TITLE: Hepburn with a Dove 1966 PHOTO: Terry O’Neill SIGNED LIMITED EDITION (LAST AVAILBLE COPY OF THIS SIZ...
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1960s Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Leaving III (Sidewinder) - Polaroid, 21st Century, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Leaving III (Sidewinder) - 2005 60x110cm, Edition of 10. Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory No. 3463. Not mounted. Stefanie ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Venezuela, Bridge, Maracaibo, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 26, 3 x 23, 8cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Close Encounter of the Third Kind (Fairytales) - Contemporary, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Close Encounter of the Third Kind - 2014, 20x24cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Invento...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Joan Jett - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Joan Jett - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Joan Jett, I Love Rock’n’Roll album cover photograph, 1981. (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lorenzo Agius - Madonna and the Monocle, madonna, colour, photography, 48x60 in
Located in London, GB
Lorenzo Agius (b.1962) Madonna and the Monocle 2005 digital C-Type print 60 x 48 in. / 40 x 30 in. / 24 x 20 in. signed and numbered printed later This wo...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Digital

Double Self Portrait in White Mist
Located in New York, NY
Double Self Portrait in White Mist c. 1970s Signed in black ink, l.r. Vintage gelatin silver print 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm) This work is...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Provence, Le Café de France, Iconic French Black and White Photograph 1970s
Located in New york, NY
Interested in “ordinary people with ordinary lives,” photographer Willy Ronis among the postwar French photographers spent his career roaming the streets of Paris, photographing people in love, at work, and at play. Le Café de France...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Lollipop I (Beachshoot) starring Radha Mitchell - framed, analog, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Lollipop (Beachshoot) - 2005 80x80cm, Edition 1/5. Analog C-Print, hand-Printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on the Polaroid. Under glass with a white wooden...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Liza Minelli with Gene Kelly
Located in Cologne, DE
Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli i...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Long Way Home III - analog, 128x125cm, not mounted, Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Long Way Home (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999 128x125cm, Edition of 10, analog C-Print based on the Polaroid, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, Not mount...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

My own private Travel Diary - Bishop, CA - Winter
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
My own private Travel Diary - Bishop, CA - Winter - 2001, 20x29cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid Slide. Signature label and Certifi...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Ray Davies of The Kinks by Barrie Wentzell
Located in Austin, TX
Ray Davies of The Kinks by Barrie Wentzell, taken at “Konk Studio’s” in North London during an interview with the Melody Maker in 1974. This print is avail...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Tres Vidas, Acapulco, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1970s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features guests relaxing in the shade at the Tres Vidas private members club, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1975...
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1970s Realist Portrait Photography

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C Print

Radha and Max on Dirt Road (29 Palms, CA) - analog, Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Radha and Max on Dirt Road (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 Edition 8/10. 60x67cm including white frame. Analog C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist inv...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Metal

Morning (Last Picture Show) - 1999
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Morning (Last Picture Show) - 1999 40x40cm, Edition of 10, Lambda Print based on the Polaroid Certificate and signature label artist inventory number: 21181. Not mounted. Stefan...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Day Worker (American Depression) - Original Polaroid Unique Piece
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Day Worker (American Depression) - 1999 Original Polaroid - Unique Piece 1/1. 10.7 x 8.7 cm. Artist inventory 20662.00. Signed on back. Stefanie Schneider’s work is a meditatio...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Polaroid

Untitled (Beachshoot) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Beachshoot) - 2005 Edition of 10, 38x37cm. Archival C-Print, on Archive Fuji Chrystal Paper, based on the Polaroid. Artist inventory number: 1407. Signature label and ...
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Early 2000s 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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