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Modern Portrait Photography

MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
Bahamas Speed Week - Formula One Grand Prix Automobiles Bahamas Nassau City
Located in Brighton, GB
Bahamas Speed Week - Formula One Grand Prix Automobiles Bahamas Nassau City by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Designer s Homes, Teal Dior Gown in Gold Room, Red Furniture, 1960
Located in New York, NY
Designer’s Homes Teal Dior Gown in Gold Room. Furniture adjusted to Red -- Outtake from a 1960 photo shoot for Life Magazine, this image was photographed in a grand Parisian residenc...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Giclée

Kennedy, Jackie Rides White Horse, Looking Right, 1963
Located in New York, NY
Jackie Rides White Horse, 4027_0076 -- JBK on Horse at Merrywood, her mother's estate. This image looks best in the 11 x 17 size. The 17 x 22 size is soft. Image size is 13.75" x 20"...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Giclée

Chagall, “Il Sogno" and Ivy Nicholson wearing McCardell, 1955
Located in New York, NY
Chagall’s “Il Sogno” with Ivy in McCardell, 1955 -- Photographed by Mark Shaw for LIFE magazine in 1955. This story featured artists and their designs for fabrics for US firm Fuller Fabrics which were used by American Designer Claire McCardell. The Model here is Ivy Nicholson...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Giclée

Kennedys, Hyannis Beach, John, Jackie and Caroline, 1959
Located in New York, NY
Kennedy Unpublished Beach -- The Kennedys at Hyannis Beach Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnem...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Giclée

The Beatles leaving for The United States, 1964
Located in New York, NY
The Beatles are photographed leaving Heathrow Airport for the US to perform at the Ed Sullivan Show in February of 1964. The group would go on to be regarded as the most influential ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Gravestone Detail
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This silver gelatin print is initialed "AA" in felt-tip ink either by the artist or an unknown hand on the front of the mount. This print comes from the collection of the artist's da...
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1940s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Milan Cathedral (1960) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Milan Cathedral (1960) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) The duomo or cathedral in the Piazza del Duomo, Milan, 1960. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size:...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

New England Skiing Essentials (1955) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing Essentials (1955) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A couple prepare for a day’s skiing in New Hampshire, 1955. Additional Information: Unframe...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Audrey Hepburn Applies Makeup in Two Mirrors, Backstage at Ondine, 1954
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn at Make Up Table in Two Mirrors, 1954 -- Audrey Hepburn photographed for Mademoiselle in 1954 in her dressing room backstage ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Giclée

"Caroline (LED)" (FRAMED) Photography 40" x 30" in Edition of 3 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Caroline (LED)" (FRAMED) Photography 40" x 30" in Edition of 3 by Larsen Sotelo Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issued by the artist. FRAMED Giclee (Archival Ink...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Photography

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Rag Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée

Slim Aarons, Lily Safra (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Lily Safra, 1991 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 July 1991: Lily Safra, wife of Lebanese born banker Edmond Safra, at home in La Leopolda, S...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Kate Moss - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Kate Moss - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Kate Moss in a Lou Reed vest, 2002 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition s...
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Early 2000s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Chestnut Vendor, Depression by John Albok, 1933, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Denton, TX
Chestnut Vendor, Depression by John Albok depicts a man selling chestnuts on the street. The man looks down at his hands as he cracks open the chestnut. To his left sits a bowl of ch...
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1930s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Frida, Xochimilco, 1941
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
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2010s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White

Iggy Raw Power - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Iggy Raw Power - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Iggy Pop, Raw Power album cover photograph, 1973 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are nu...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Frida posing #2, Xochimilco, 1941. Framed
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
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2010s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White

Frank Sinatra
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original photograph shot by Milton Greene circa 1950s. It depicts one of the most well known and influential musical artists of the 20th century, Frank Sinatra...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Laszlo Willinger, "Olivia de Havilland (Gone with the Wind), orig. photo, signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original photograph from the original negative, shot by Laszlo Willinger circa 1939. It depicts one of the leading movie stars from Hollywood's Golden Age, Olivia de Havilland...
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1930s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Milton Greene, "Cover Shot" from The Black Sitting, original photograph
Located in Chatsworth, CA
An original photograph printed from the original negative, shot by Milton Greene in 1956, and printed at a later date. It was created for Greene's series entitled "The Black Sitting...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Denise Hustling, outside of Homestead Cade, Providence, RI
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 12 Signed, titled, dated, print type, and numbered. Archival pigment print Paper size: 18 1/4 x 17 in., Image size: 16 x 16 in. Jeffrey Silverthorne was an American photo...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Frida with the car, Coyoacan, 1941. Black and White Portrait
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
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2010s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Pigment

Monocled Miss, 1964 - Breakfast in Bed New York Hotel Renata Boeck German Model
Located in Brighton, GB
Monocled Miss, 1964 - Breakfast in Bed New York Hotel Renata Boeck German Model by Slim Aarons 16" x 16" print on 16" x 20" paper. Limited Edition Premium Collection Estate Stamped ...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Bathing Beauties
Located in Denton, TX
Vintage gelatin silver print 9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. Titled, dated and artist stamp on verso. Born in Munkacs, Hungary, John Albok learned photography as a boy. He came to the U.S. in 192...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Mercury And May - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Mercury And May - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Freddie Mercury and Brian May in a recording studio, 1974 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbe...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

American Farmer and his Wife, Connecticut
Located in Denton, TX
Signed, titled, and dated in pencil on print verso.
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1940s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Karl Kling, Mercedes W196, Grand Prix of France, Reims, France
Located in Denton, TX
Karl Kling, Mercedes W196, Grand Prix of France, Reims, France, 1955 Gelatin silver print Paper size: 16 x 20 in., Image size: 11 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. Signed in black ink on print margin...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Marlboroughs (1957) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
The Marlboroughs (1957) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) John Albert Edward Spencer Churchill, the 10th Duke of Marlborough (1897 – 1972) and his wife Mary relax on...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Muhammad Ali - 5th St Gym/Miami Beach, FL
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25 Signed and numbered by Al Satterwhite AVAILABLE SIZES: 11 x 14 in., Edition of 25 16 x 20 in., Edition of 25 24 x 36 in., Edition of 25 Acclaimed photographer, Al Sa...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Actors Amedeo Nazzari and Irene Genna - Vintage b/w Photograph - Late 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The Italian Actor Amedeo Nazzari and his wife Irene Genna. Vintage Photo. Good condition.
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Woman Stepping from Car
Located in Denton, TX
Edition 4/200 Signed, dated and numbered in black ink on print margin by Harold Feinstein Gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 in. Harold Feinstein was born in Coney Island, New York, in 1...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

At Lyford Cay (1962) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
At Lyford Cay (1962) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Guests sunbathing by the pool at the Lyford Cay Club in the Lyford Cay gated community on New Providence Islan...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Hank Aaron, Atlanta, Georgia
Located in Denton, TX
Archival Pigment Print Edition of 25 Signed and numbered in pen on print margin Titled, dated, print date, and copyright with misc. notations in pencil on print verso *Images and vid...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Portrait of Monica Seles - Photograph - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white vintage photograph realized in 1990s. Very good condition.
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1990s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Sailors on the Subway from Coney Island
Located in Denton, TX
Edition 4/200 Signed, dated and numbered in black ink on print margin by Harold Feinstein Harold Feinstein was born in Coney Island, New York, in 1931. He began photographing in 19...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Top People’s Eatery - Limited Edition Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Top People’s Eatery - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Photo By Slim Aarons, 1960 Journalist Lucius Beebe beside a gold place setting in the glas...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, C Print

Nun Hoping for Charity from People Passing, NYC
Located in Denton, TX
Edition 3/200 Signed, dated and numbered. Harold Feinstein was born in Coney Island, New York, in 1931. He began photographing in 1946 at the age of 15 and joined the Photo League ...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Lolita
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Lolita (Stanley Kubrick) Bern Stern Print on photo paper Inkjet technique Paper dimension: 48 X 33 cms Photo dimension: 38 X 25.4cms 50 copies Photo of 19...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Inkjet

Stirling Moss, Jaguar Pits
Located in Denton, TX
Signed in black ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander Paper size: 16 x 20 in. Image size: 11 3/4 x 17 1/4 in. Jesse Alexander was considered one of the greatest race car photograp...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Drinks On The Beach (1960) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Drinks On The Beach (1960) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A waiter serves drinks on the beach at the Mill Reef Club on Antigua in the West Indies, 1960. Additio...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Kennedy And Friends (1953) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Kennedy And Friends (1953) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Senator John F. Kennedy (1917 – 1963), Shirley Rogan Ellis and Betty LoSavio at Montego Bay Airport, Jama...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Emilio Lussu - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Emilio Lussu is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Bond Girl to Be (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Bond Girl to Be (1955) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Sultry sex symbol, film star Ursula Andress takes a siesta in a hammock on a visit to Rome, circa 1955. Abo...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Frida posing, Xochimilco, 1941.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
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2010s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Pigment

Marilyn in the Wedding Veil
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Marilyn in the wedding veil Bern Stern print on photo paper inkjet technique paper dimension: 48 X 33 cms dimension photo: 26 X 38 50 copies photo of 19...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Inkjet

Frida at La Rosita Hair Salon, Coyoacán, 1943
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
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2010s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White

Britt Ekland (1969) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Britt Ekland (1969) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Film star Britt Ekland (Britt-Marie Eklund) in Porto Ercole, Italy. 1969. .About this Image: Britt Ekland is ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Lake Tahoe Couple (1959) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Lake Tahoe Couple (1959) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A couple at a swimming pool near Lake Tahoe, California, 1959. The line on the bottom of the pool marks t...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Logan (Portrait, Soft, Sepia, 40% OFF - LIMITED TIME ONLY)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Steve Wilson Logan (Portrait, Soft, Sepia) Archival Pigment Print on Archival Paper Year: 2016 Visible Size: 18 x 13 inches (45.72 x 33.02 cm) Framed Size: 26 x 21 x 0.75 inches (66....
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2010s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

On the Slopes of Sugarbush, 1960 - Skiers on Sugarbush Mountain in Vermont
Located in Brighton, GB
On the Slopes of Sugarbush, 1960 - Skiers on Sugarbush Mountain in Vermont by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'On ...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Alberto Giacometti with his wife Anette in his studio in Paris 1963
Located in Cologne, DE
The photographer Wolfgang Kühn photographed Alberto Giacometti in November 1963 in his studio in Paris in the 14th arrondissement at the address rue Hippolyte-Maindron. The appointment was arranged by the gallery owner Aimé Maeght. 17 photographs were made. In 1990 copies of them were deposited in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. In 2010, the Center of International Sculpture of the Wilhelm...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White

Gondolas Beneath the Bridge of Sighs: Venice in the 1950s.
Located in Cologne, DE
The black-and-white photograph features a captivating view of the Ponte dei Sospiri (Bridge of Sighs) in Venice, taken in 1954 by Erich Andres. Framed by the narrow canals, the bridg...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White

Bardot Cleans Up Brigitte Bardot Limited Edition Silver gelatin print
Located in London, GB
'Private Dancer' Brigitte Bardot 1961 by Giancarlo Botti Wonderfully intimate shot of the French sex symbol and icon, Brigitte Bardot, on set of the film 'A Very Private Affair' w...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Brigitte Bardot, Les Petroleuses, 1971
Located in New York, NY
Brigitte Bardot, Les Petroleuses 1971 Silver gelatin print edition of 50 72 x 48 Estate signature stamped and numbered edition of 50 Brigitte Bardot on the set of the film ‘Les Pet...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Kate Moss At 16 - signed limited edition print
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 ...
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1990s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lou Jacobs World Famous Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus Clown
Located in Middletown, NY
Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (241 x 190 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Ro...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Lou Jacobs Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus Clown with Giraffe
Located in Middletown, NY
Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (241 x 190 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

M’Toto – Famous Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus Gorilla
Located in Middletown, NY
Animals have always played a big role in the circus; elephants, tigers, lions. But decades ago the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus wowed their crowds with gorillas. On...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Gargantua – Gorilla Circus Star Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus
Located in Middletown, NY
Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Ro...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Shaken Not Stirred 1968
Located in London, GB
'Shaken Not Stirred' by Peter Ruck 1968 Silver Gelatin Print English actor Roger Moore, downs a Martini, 17th July 1968. Moore has recently been awarded his second Bravo Otto award...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Modern portrait photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Modern portrait photography available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add portrait photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, red, purple, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Mark Shaw, Slim Aarons, Terry O'Neill, and Kevin Westenberg. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Photographic Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Modern portrait photography, so small editions measuring 0.63 inches across are also available. Prices for portrait photography made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $22 and tops out at $152,896, while the average work sells for $1,806.