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Art Subject: Portrait
Early Signed Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi - Original Albumen Print 1860
Located in Roma, IT
Early Signed Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi is an albumen print signed on clichè and dated 26 June 1860.
Excellent conditions, size 11 x 17,5
This very rare and unpublished photogr...
Category
1860s Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage B/W photo by ANSA - 1970s
By ANSA
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Monica Vitti is a vintage b/w photograph realized by Agenzia ANSA in 1970s. Good condition.
Monica Vitti is born in Rome on November 3, 1931. Admitted in 1950 to the Aca...
Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ladies and Gentlemen (Marsha P. Johnson)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
1970s Pop Art Color Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Bert stern " MARILYN IN CHENILLE " 2011
By Bert Stern
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Bert stern
MARILYN IN CHENILLE
No 16/72
Mythical photo of the last seance (1962)
Ink jet print by bert stern
2011
signed on both sides
certificate signed by the artist in his li...
Category
2010s Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Poet
s Son Billie 1898
Located in Soquel, CA
Late 19th century portrait of a young boy by Arnold Genthe (German, 1869-1942). Signed "Arnold Genthe" lower left. "Billie 11 mo." on verso in the artist...
Category
1890s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
1972 Portrait Color Photography on Dibond with Perspex Front UV Resistant
By Billy
Hells
Located in Utrecht, NL
1972 Portrait Color Photography on Dibond with Perspex Front UV Resistant
Billy und Hells are two photographers: Anke Linz (Nürnberg, 1965) and Andreas Oettinger (Munich, 1963). The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Brooklyn Two, NY, 2010
By Bill Phelps
Located in Hudson, NY
Through light and shadow, a gaze, a mindset, Bill Phelps fourth solo show at the Robin Rice Gallery VISITOR inspires the imagination. About life, about being, eye and heart his great...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Unbound (Wastelands) Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Portrait, Photograph
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Unbound (Wastelands) - 2003
Edition 3/10.
38x36cm.
Archival C-Print on Crystal Fuji Archive paper, matte surface, based on the Polaroid.
Artist inventory Number 836.
Signature ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
The Actor Cary Grant - Vintage Photo - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
Lightly damaged (Folds on the angles).
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Marilyn Monroe . Marilyn Monroe sexy back . The last sitting
By Bert Stern
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Bert stern
Marilyn Monroe sexy back
Mythical photo of the last session (1962)
inkjet printing by bert stern
2011
signed on both sides
certificate signed by the artist during his lif...
Category
2010s Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Bert Stern "Marilyn Monroe pink roses"
By Bert Stern
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Bert stern
Marilyn Monroepink Wink Roses
Mythical photo of the last seance (1962)
ink jet print by bert stern
2012
signed on both sides
certificate signed by the artist in his lifet...
Category
2010s Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Halston, Dolly Parton
Andy Warhol at Studio 54
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This work is unique.
Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso.
The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the Andy Warhol Authentication Board, Inc.
Provenance: Gift of the Artist to Pat Hackett to Hedges Projects...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons, Francine Brandt (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Francine Brandt by a swimming pool in Acapulco, Mexico, January 1961.
Slim Aarons
Francine Brandt
Chromogenic Lambda print
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Complimentary dealer shipping t...
Category
1960s American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Platinum Palladium print, Limited Edition, Homoerotic, Athletic man - Mathew
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Mathew , Platinum Palladium print on Arches Platine paper from Ian Sanderson, unframed.
Edition 1 of 12 plus 2 AP ( small Size )
Portrait of a charismatic man, shirtless, pr...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Platinum
Paul McCartney [Mirror]
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
David Bailey
Paul McCartney [Mirror], 1967
Silver Gelatin Print
Signed by the artist, on verso
Image: 43.1 x 43.1 cm
Sheet: 50.8 x 60.9 cm
Edition of 25
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
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Kate Bush "Sensual World" - First print of the edition
By Guido Harari
Located in Austin, TX
Kate Bush by Guido Harari, taken during the official photo shoot for her album The Sensual World in 1989.
Guido Harari recalls, "I collaborated with Kate for over ten years, doing her official press photos for “Hounds of Love”, “The Sensual World”, “The Red Shoes” and on set photography for her film “The Line, The Cross & The Curve”. She wanted me to avoid the iconizing of previous shoots, and find a different way of capturing her more naturally. Shooting in the studio for hours allowed for much improvisation as there were to be no props or fancy sets. I used different techniques more to entertain ourselves rather than to experiment! And it worked!"
First print...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Giclée
Monica Bellucci, N°1, South of France
Located in München, BY
Edition of 10
Portrait of the young Monica Bellucci.
Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where th...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
E. Murphy and N. Nolte "Another 48 Hrs" - Vintage Photograph - 1990
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in a Scene from the Movie "Another 48 Hrs."
Good Conditions.
Category
1990s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Sergey (Sentenced for Murder): Juvenile Prison for Boys
Located in New York, NY
Sergey (Sentenced for Murder): Juvenile Prison for Boys
Russia
2009
Signed and numbered, verso
Archival pigment print (Total edition of 7 + 2 APs)
This work is offered by CLAMP in...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Pop and Society (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons
Pop and Society (Marianne Faithfull, the Honorable Desmond Guinness and Mick Jagger)
Chromogenic lambda print
4 sizes available
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
1968: From lef...
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Marc Bolan T Rex Timeless - Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Marc Bolan of T Rex at Le Chateux recording studio France 1972
Large Oversize limited edition (ed size 20 only this size) and signed
silver gelatin print....
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Preppers - Heavenly Falls
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Preppers' (Heavenly Falls) 2016,
50x60cm, Edition 2/10,
Lambda Print based on a Polaroid
Certificate and signature label
artist inventory number: 19678.02
Not mounted.
Stefanie ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Color, Polaroid
Portrait of Leonard Bernstein - Original B/W Photograph - Early 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Leonard Bernstein is a beautiful black and white vintage photo portraying Leonard Bernstein, most likely in the early 1980s.
In good conditions.
The famous American con...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Jennifer Beals - 1983
Located in Roma, IT
Venice Film Festiva, Venice 1983.
Portrait of actress Jennifer Beals.
Vintage Photo, good condition.
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Michael J. Fox - Back to the Future - Vintage Photograph - 1985
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The legendary Michael J. Fox in "Back to the Future", by Robert Zemeckis. International Exhibition of Cinema (Venezia Young).
Category
1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
St. Sebastian
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (Tied to Tree)
2023
Signed, numbered, and dated in pencil, verso
Cyanotype print toned with ammonia and tannic acid (Edition of 5)
10.5 x 8.5 inches, sheet
This work is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Steve Martin, Los Angeles 1974 “Let’s Get Small”
By Norman Seeff
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition fine art print of Steve Martin, taken in Los Angeles by Norman Seeff in 1974.
Norman recalls - “When I relocated to LA as Creative Director of United Artist ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"David Bowie, New York City" photograph by Neal Preston from Hard Rock Hotel
By Neal Preston
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"David Bowie, New York City, 1973" photograph by Neal Preston. "Photo by Neal Preston" hand written on front lower right corner. This framed photograph was previously displayed in a ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Nude with Poppy
By Lissa Rivera
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print
Signed and numbered, verso
30 x 22.5 inches, image
(Edition of 5 + 2 APs)
45 x 33.75 inches, image
(Edition of 3 + 1 AP)
This photograph is offered by Clamp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sean Connery at Mayfair Hotel 1980s b/w silver print
Located in Norwich, GB
Sean Connery in his Hotel room posing for Frank Herrmann circa 1982
Frank Herrmann is widely regarded as one of the outstanding photojournalists of the latter part of the twentieth ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
$798 Sale Price
20% Off
Male Model Torso
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
From The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs
Photograph of an unknown male model, possibly in Paris, 1980
This work is not signed by the artist, however, each photo is...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Behind the veil - Polaroid, Women, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Behind the veil - 2020
50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
digital C-Print based on a Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2020-912.
Not mo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Miss Moneypenny (Heavenly Falls) - Jane Bond, Polaroid, Contemporary, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Miss Moneypenny (Heavenly Falls) - 2016
48x47cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and signature label.
Artist inventory ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Backgammon By The Pool, Palm Beach, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Countess Peter Jean-Baptiste de Manio (left) and Mary-Beth Turner playing backgammon by a ...
Category
1950s American Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Digital
Marilyn II aka Jane Bond (Heavenly Falls)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Marilyn aka Jane Bond (part 2) (Heavenly Falls) 2016 -
20x20cm,
Edition 7/10.
Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid.
Certificate and signature label.
Artist inventory number: ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper
Self Portrait
Located in New York, NY
Self Portrait
1984
Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed “AP,” in pencil, verso; Artist stamp in ink, verso
Gelatin silver print
9.25 x 9.25 inches, image
25 x 21 inches, framed
T...
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mick in Fur Hood
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
David Bailey
Mick in Fur Hood, 1964
Platinum Palladium print on paper
Signed by the artist, on verso
Image: 49.5 x 49.5 cm
Sheet: 59.7 x 68.6 cm
Edition of 25 + 1 AP
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Platinum
Nakini by John Kenny. Portrait, Unmounted C-type Print, 2019
Located in Coltishall, GB
A young Turkana girl
John uses simple natural light and builds primitive makeshift studios from locally acquired white sheets! The suffuse light allows him to capture a remarkable l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
David Bowie portrait by Kevin Cummins
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition 16x20" silver gelatin print of David Bowie, wearing sunglasses and smoking a cigarette, by Kevin Cummins, taken in November 1995
Edition number 5/50, signed and numbered by Kevin Cummins.
This David Bowie print...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bloody Boy
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
“The Black Eye” continues Michal Chelbin’s exploration of the world of athletes and perfor...
Category
Early 2000s Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cecilia
By Siri Kaur
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In SHE TELLS ALL, Kaur engages questions of identity performance by exploring an ever-present and wildly diverse American identity: the modern American witch. Witches are contemporar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$2,000
Boy With Fish - Black
White Silver Gelatin Photograph, Signed and Framed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
You cannot help but smile when you see the pure joy on this young boy's face as he shows off his "prize" catch to a group of onlookers in Art Shay's photo aptly titled "Boy with Fish...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Beatles live in Tokyo
Located in Austin, TX
Museum quality print of The Beatles, taken on stage in Tokyo, Japan, by photographer Robert Whitaker.
The Beatles ascend the steps to the stage at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan for a matin...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Rita Hayworth
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original photograph shot by George Hurrell in 1941 and printed at a later date. This image depicts Rita Hayworth, an American actress an...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Debbie Harry photograph NYC 1978 (Debbie Harry The Foreigner)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Cooler than cool... Debbie Harry, New York, 1978, photographed on the set of "The Foreigner" by celebrated New York underground photographer Fernando Natalici.
The Foreigner (directo...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
David Bowie "Smoking" Photo, Signed Lt
d Ed by Markus Klinko - Ships Free
Located in New Orleans, LA
A stunning signed, limited-edition photo of David Bowie, shot by international celebrity photographer Markus Klinko (bio below) in 2001. We offer this strictly limited-edition signed...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
Ecological, Kate Moss, Paris
Located in Zurich, CH
Ellen VON UNWERTH (*1954, Germany)
Ecological, Kate Moss, Paris, 1995
Unique Polaroid
10.8 x 8.5 cm (4 1/4 x 3 3/8 in.)
Biography:
Born in Germany in 1954, Ellen von Unwerth is wide...
Category
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Milton Greene, "05" from The Pekingese Dog Sitting
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is a pigment print from the original negative, shot by Milton Greene in 1955. This photograph of Marilyn Monroe is from a photoshoot which became known as "The Pekingese D...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$1,580 Sale Price
36% Off
Nude Portrait - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Nude Portrait - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
A woman poses for a nude studio portrait.
Additional Information:
Unframed
Paper Si...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Jed Johnson in Black Lacoste Shirt
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique photographic work taken by Andy Warhol. Jed Johnson was one of Warhol’s longest-lasting boyfriends and lived with Warhol for multi...
Category
1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Important American Social Documentary Photograph Milton Rogovin Rare Original 60
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original gelatin silver print by American social documentary photographer Milton Rogovin depicting a resident of Buffalo's East Side in the early 1960's. This work is hand signed...
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Aline with Butterfly, Denver, CO, 2014
Located in Hudson, NY
Each year, Robin Rice celebrates a Salon style exhibition to showcase her gallery artists and invite new ones.
With Robin’s extensive experience as a gallery curator, all Robin Rice Gallery...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Varnish, Pigment
Audrey- Signed limited edition fine art print, Sensual, Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Audrey - Signed limited edition archival pigment print , Edition of 5
This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm , Acid-free and...
Category
Early 2000s Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Pigment, Phot...
Untitled (Kate #15)
By Chuck Close
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Chuck Close
Title: Untitled (Kates #15)
Year: 2005
Medium: Digital pigment print on Hahnemuhle Satin paper
Edition: 25 + Proofs; signed, dated and numbered in pencil
Sheet: 2...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Sveta (Sentenced for Murder): Women’s Prison
Located in New York, NY
Total edition of 7
Signed and numbered, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
“Sailboats and Swans” is a series of portraits of prisoners in Russia ...
Category
2010s Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Goldie Hawn, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Combined Edition 25
Also available in 50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch
and as combined Edition 10 in
76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch
101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch
Portrait of the famous American ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Chet
By Jose Picayo
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing.
Edition of 40.
If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is prod...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$2,700
Untitled #85
Located in New York, NY
Sepia-toned gelatin silver print
Signed and numbered, verso
20 x 16 inches, sheet
(Edition of 25)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
“These are not ...
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Judika (Brooklyn, NY)
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print (Edition of 5 + 2 APs)
Signed and numbered on label, verso
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Frances F. Denny writes:
“During the research process for a prior series of photographs, I discovered two related facts about my family tree: a) Mary Bliss Parsons, my 8th great-grandmother, was accused of witchcraft in 1674 in Northampton, Massachusetts, and b) less than two decades later in 1692, my 10th great-grandfather, Samuel Sewell, presided as a judge in the Salem Witch Trials. One body of work came and went, but this ancestral coincidence stayed with me. What is a witch? Who does that word belong to—now?
“Major Arcana: Witches in America is a collection of portraits of women from across the United States who identify as witches. As early as 15th-century Europe, people condemned as witches faced a cruel fate: torture, and in many cases, death. Yet despite its history, recent decades have seen a reclaiming of the word ‘witch.’ In the mid-20th century, emerging pagan communities in the United States and Europe began embracing the term, and since then, ‘witch’ has been adopted by a diverse group of people.
“Major Arcana explores the various ways the notion of witch-ness belongs to those who claim it, representing the witch as a self-sought identity that both empowers and politicizes its bearer. Each woman photographed for Major Arcana (including genderfluid and trans individuals) pursues a form of witchcraft, whether aligned with a religion (like Wicca or Voudou) or a self-defined practice. No two individuals inhabit the term ‘witch’ in quite the same way, but many consider themselves pagan, and engage in a diversity of traditions, including: mysticism, engagement with the occult, politically-oriented activism, polytheism, ritualized ‘spell-craft,’ and plant-based healing. Among those included in the series are self-proclaimed green witches, white witches, kitchen witches...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Sunday Drive)
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print
Stamped and numbered, verso
20 x 24 inches
(Edition of 10 + 2 APs)
30 x 40 inches
(Edition of 5 + 1 AP)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Please note that prices increase as editions sell.
Luke Smalley was an American artist known for his photographic work, which pairs a coolly minimalist aesthetic with a retro nostalgia. Images from his early in his career were inspired by fitness manuals and yearbooks c. 1910. This is not surprising since Smalley graduated with a degree in sports medicine from Pepperdine University and worked for a number of years as a model and personal trainer. Smalley shot the bulk of his photographs in his home state of Pennsylvania.
“Sunday Drive...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Authentic 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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