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Louis Armstrong  and His Wife - Photo- 1960s

Louis Armstrong and His Wife - Photo- 1960s

Located in Roma, IT

Louis Armstrong is an original photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.

Category

1960s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Autopoloroid
Autopoloroid

Autopoloroid

By Lucas Samaras

Located in Denton, TX

Ed. 63/100 Poloroid, 3 3/4 X 2 7/8 In. Signed and numbered by Lucas Samaras on print margin. Published by the Whitney Museum of American Art From book, "Samaras Album"

Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett

Carol Burnett

By Andy Warhol

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

This work is unique. Dated 'SEP 27 1978' on the reverse. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy...

Category

1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

JLO Jennifer Lopez and Pharrell Williams 3, Diptych. From the Glass Series
JLO Jennifer Lopez and Pharrell Williams 3, Diptych. From the Glass Series

JLO Jennifer Lopez and Pharrell Williams 3, Diptych. From the Glass Series

By Cristian Hunter

Located in Miami Beach, FL

This artwork was created by the artistic duo Hunter & Gatti (2010–2023). These works are part of the archive managed and exhibited by Cristian Hunter. The artist's technique cons...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Glass, Mixed Media, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment

The Marx Brothers - Vintage b/w Photograph - 1930s

The Marx Brothers - Vintage b/w Photograph - 1930s

Located in Roma, IT

Vintage Photo. The Marx Brothers in a scene from the movie "Horse Feathers" by Norman Z.Mc Leod. Good condition.

Category

1930s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Loivng You II (Till Death do us Part)

Loivng You II (Till Death do us Part)

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Loving You II (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 48x38cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Ar...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

F. - Yorkie (Puppy, Dog, Portrait, Staged)
F. - Yorkie (Puppy, Dog, Portrait, Staged)

F. - Yorkie (Puppy, Dog, Portrait, Staged)

By Lord Fauntleroy

Located in Kansas City, MO

Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag 315gsm Size: 24 x 24 inches (60.96 x 60.96cm) Edition: 15 Signed, titled and dated on label COA provided *Framing options available. Please inquire. ** Can be printed on canvas and stretched. Please inquire. ** Different size options available. Please inquire. Tags: #LordFauntleroy #Photographer #PuppyPortraiture #StreetPhotography #SnapshotAesthetic #DocumentaryPhotography #TravelPhotography #PhotographyExhibition #ArtisticJourney #VisualNarratives #DogPhotography #FineArtPhotography #ArtExhibition #PhotographyCommunity #CreativeCapture #WhimsicalArt #CaptivatingImages #Heartstrings #ArtisticExpression #GlobalExhibitions ---------- Lord Fauntleroy...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Only Elvis Gold signed limited edition print

Only Elvis Gold signed limited edition print

By BATIK

Located in London, GB

Only Elvis Gold by B A T I K signed limited edition print pop art print of the infamous mock arrest mugshot of Elvis Presley. Archival pigment print paper size 40x30 inches / 1...

Category

2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Running rings around the moon (Heavenly Falls) - Polaroid, Contemporary

Running rings around the moon (Heavenly Falls) - Polaroid, Contemporary

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Running rings around the moon (Heavenly Falls) - 2016 50x60cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Artist inventory number: 19563...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Subliminal (Stage of Consciousness)

Subliminal (Stage of Consciousness)

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Subliminal (Stage of Consciousness) - 2007, 20x24cm, sold out Edition of 10, Artist Proof 2/2. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Inventor...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Gasthof Post Pool, 1979 - Estate Stamped Limited Edition C-Type Color Print
Gasthof Post Pool, 1979 - Estate Stamped Limited Edition C-Type Color Print

Gasthof Post Pool, 1979 - Estate Stamped Limited Edition C-Type Color Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Gasthof Post Pool, 1979 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'Gasthof Post Pool, 1979' is a Limited Edition Estate S...

Category

20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Only Elvis Gold signed limited edition print
Only Elvis Gold signed limited edition print

Only Elvis Gold signed limited edition print

By BATIK

Located in London, GB

Only Elvis Gold by B A T I K signed limited edition print pop art print of the infamous mock arrest mugshot of Elvis Presley. Archival pigment print paper size 40x30 inches / 1...

Category

2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Klansman - Imperial Wizard
Klansman - Imperial Wizard

Klansman - Imperial Wizard

By Andres Serrano

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Andres Serrano is interest in the spiritual and his work with fluids led to the provocative series of immersions of religious and cultural symbols. Between shaken and bewildered, al...

Category

1990s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Plexiglass, Archival Pigment

Mariette From Ibiza Series
Mariette From Ibiza Series

Mariette From Ibiza Series

By Mikael Kenta

Located in Miami Beach, FL

“People from Ibiza” Kenta first came to visit the magic island of Ibiza as a young man at the age of 18 and fell in love with the diversity of personalities and expressions of freedo...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

I Love It

I Love It

By Julie Blackmon

Located in Sante Fe, NM

The Dutch proverb “a Jan Steen household” originated in the 17th century and is used today to refer to a home in disarray, full of rowdy children and boisterous family gatherings. Th...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized Minis - 'Saigon' - signed, loose

Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized Minis - 'Saigon' - signed, loose

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Stefanie Schneider's Mini Saigon (Stranger than Paradise) - 2003 signed in front, not mounted. Digital Color Photographs based on a Polaroid. Polaroid sized open Editions 1999-2023...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

Dee Dee Bridgewater and Daughter China Moses, Jazz, Signed Photograph, 1987
Dee Dee Bridgewater and Daughter China Moses, Jazz, Signed Photograph, 1987

Dee Dee Bridgewater and Daughter China Moses, Jazz, Signed Photograph, 1987

By Jean-Michel Voge

Located in New york, NY

In 1986 African-American musician Dee Dee Bridgewater left the United States and moved to Paris, France where she lived for the next fifteen years with her family, two daughters and ...

Category

1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Arc...

Peacock in Tree with  Iridescent Blue and Green Plumage
Peacock in Tree with  Iridescent Blue and Green Plumage

Peacock in Tree with Iridescent Blue and Green Plumage

By Robert Funk

Located in Miami, FL

Art by God? If so, the peacock is his most magnificent creation. The bird's majestic and iridescent metallic blues and greens with an endlessly large train are on full display. Th...

Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Girl, Thailand, 1987

Girl, Thailand, 1987

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Girl, Thailand, 1987 - 20x30cm, Edition of 10. Archival C-Print based on a 35mm negative. Signed on back with Certificate. Not mounted. The photograph captures a quiet, intimat...

Category

1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color

Steve Wood 'Grooming Freddie Mercury' Archival Photograph by Getty, 12x16
Steve Wood 'Grooming Freddie Mercury' Archival Photograph by Getty, 12x16

Steve Wood 'Grooming Freddie Mercury' Archival Photograph by Getty, 12x16

Located in San Rafael, CA

Rock singer and frontman Freddie Mercury (Frederick Bulsara, 1946 - 1991), of the popular British group Queen, has his moustache groomed. (Photo by Steve Wood/Express/Getty Images) ...

Category

1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Iman, Goddess, 2004 - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography

Iman, Goddess, 2004 - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography

By Markus Klinko

Located in Vienna, AT

Markus Klinko’s Iman, Goddess presents the iconic model in a luminous black-and-white composition set against a dramatic staircase, evoking glamour, strength, and cinematic sophistic...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Frida, Xochimilco, 1941
Frida, Xochimilco, 1941

Frida, Xochimilco, 1941

By Leo Matiz

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...

Category

2010s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Bombay all Day - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women, 21st Century

Bombay all Day - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women, 21st Century

By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Bombay all Day - 2019 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory PL2019-609....

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Picking up the Pieces (Cyndi Lauper) - record cover shoot

Picking up the Pieces (Cyndi Lauper) - record cover shoot

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Picking Up the Pieces (Cyndi Lauper) from the 'Bring Ya to the Brink' record Album) - 2009 40x48cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Sign...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Morning Glory (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid

Morning Glory (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Morning Glory (Till Death do us Part) - 2005, 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Ar...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Two 4 One Muscles

Two 4 One Muscles

By Meryl Meisler

Located in New York, NY

Archival pigment print (Edition of 10 + 2 APs) Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso 17 x 22 inches, sheet size 12 x 18 inches, image size From the series "A Tale of Two Citie...

Category

1970s Other Art Style Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Mursi Boy" Photography 26.5" x 40" inch Edition 2/7 by Safaa Kagan
"Mursi Boy" Photography 26.5" x 40" inch Edition 2/7 by Safaa Kagan

"Mursi Boy" Photography 26.5" x 40" inch Edition 2/7 by Safaa Kagan

By Safaa Kagan

Located in Culver City, CA

"Mursi Boy" Photography 26.5" x 40" inch Edition 2/7 by Safaa Kagan Mursi Boy wearing yellow adornment Omo Valley, Ethiopia Work is signed and numbered by the Artist Comes with COA...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Lana Turner

Lana Turner

By Andy Warhol

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

This is a unique photographic work taken by Andy Warhol. Lana Turner got her start in Hollywood in 1937 at 16 years old. She would become one of the most f...

Category

1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled (Oxana's 30th Birthday) starring Radha Mitchell

Untitled (Oxana's 30th Birthday) starring Radha Mitchell

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

'Untitled' (Stage of Consciousness)) - 2007, 20x24cm, Edition of 10 Archival C-Print print, based on the Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label, artist Inventory Nr. 4850.10 N...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Saks Fifth Avenue - Model Posing in Silk Summer Dress in Springtime New York
Saks Fifth Avenue - Model Posing in Silk Summer Dress in Springtime New York

Saks Fifth Avenue - Model Posing in Silk Summer Dress in Springtime New York

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Saks Fifth Avenue - Model Posing in Silk Summer Dress in Springtime New York by Slim Aarons 16" x 16" print on 16" x 20" paper. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150....

Category

20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Digital, Black and White

Untitled (Cathy and Shannon) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid

Untitled (Cathy and Shannon) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Untitled (Cathy and Shannon) - 2004 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory No. 481...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Girfriends (Suburbia) - analog, featuring Radha Mitchell and Michele Hicks

Girfriends (Suburbia) - analog, featuring Radha Mitchell and Michele Hicks

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Girlfriends (Suburbia) - 2004 60x80cm, Edition of 5 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, matte surface, based on the Pol...

Category

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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