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Jeune fille à la perle
Bernard Pras
Photography - 160 x 120 x 4 cm Photography - 63 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$12,504
Le vieil homme triste
Bernard Pras
Photography - 160 x 120 x 4 cm Photography - 63 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$12,504
L'empire des sens : hommage au film franco-japonais de Nagisa Oshima
Bernard Pras
Photography - 120 x 160 x 4 cm Photography - 47.2 x 63 x 1.6 inch
$12,504
Michael Jackson
Bernard Pras
Photography - 160 x 120 x 4 cm Photography - 63 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$12,504
David Lynch bien coiffé
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$17,052
The drowning of consumption, shoes sauce
Idan Wizen
Photography - 100 x 150 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0 inch
$10,799
Femmes Huni Kuin
Géraldine Rué
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$398
Alejandro Talavante
Andrés Calamaro
Photography - 110 x 110 x 2 cm Photography - 43.3 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$13,471
La México. CDMX.
Andrés Calamaro
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$8,924
El Payo. Aguascalientes, México.
Andrés Calamaro
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$8,924
Diego Silvetti. La México, CDMX.
Andrés Calamaro
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$8,924
Conversation improbable
Irène Jonas
Photography - 19 x 13 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.5 x 5.1 x 0 inch
$568
Kalaallit Nunaat 10-10
Antoine Buttafoghi
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
$1,364
Construction Site in Manhattan
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.04 inch
$2,500
Oromo Lady of Bati
John Kenny
Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,337
Beauty in the Sahel
John Kenny
Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,603
Long Way Home III (Stranger than Paradise)
Stefanie Schneider
Photography - 127 x 126 x 0.1 cm Photography - 50 x 49.6 x 0 inch
$6,252
Samburu shepherd
John Kenny
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,337
Kate Moss Venice Beach I
Christoph Martin Schmid
Photography - 44 x 33 cm Photography - 17.3 x 13 inch
$909
Série des Pin Up N°2
Mehdi Mirbagheri
Photography - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,842
Excentricité ordinaire Ancilla LATEX
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$341
Let’s backbite together
Idan Wizen
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$512
Peter Max in His Studio
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$5,115
Macadam Color, Hong Kong
Jean-Christophe Béchet
Photography - 26 x 39 x 0.1 cm Photography - 10.2 x 15.4 x 0 inch
$784
Cato. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 43 x 29.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.9 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Muse 1 and 2. Nude Color photographs intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 33 x 96.5 x 2.5 cm Photography - 13 x 38 x 1 inch
$4,000
Hope - Pharrell Williams, Portrait 2. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 63.5 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 25 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
JLO, Jennifer Lopez. Portrait.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 114.8 x 82.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45.2 x 32.5 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
Douglas Booth II, Portrait
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 114.3 x 78.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 31 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
Elizabeth Olsen. Portrait
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 114.3 x 78.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 31 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
Origianals. Bella Hadid. Portrait
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 114.8 x 82.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45.2 x 32.5 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
Julianna Margulies, Portrait.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 114.3 x 78.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 31 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
Elizabeth Olsen Portrait
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 85 x 62 x 0.3 cm Photography - 33.5 x 24.4 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Jennifer Lopez. Gold Edition Portrait
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 85.8 x 62.2 x 0.1 cm Photography - 33.8 x 24.5 x 0 inch
$4,000
Elizabeth Banks. Gold Edition
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 85.8 x 62.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 33.8 x 24.5 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Lewis Hamilton, Portrait on canvas
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 187.9 x 132 x 3 cm Photography - 74 x 52 x 1.2 inch
$5,000
Elizabeth Olsen. Portrait intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 85.8 x 62.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 33.8 x 24.5 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Bruno Mars, Portrait. Mounted
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 114.8 x 82.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45.2 x 32.5 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
Toni Garnn II. B&W Photo intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 85.8 x 62.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 33.8 x 24.5 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Jamie Dornan, B&W Portrait intervened by the artists
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 85.8 x 62.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 33.8 x 24.5 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Toni Garnn, Portrait intervened by the artists
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 85.8 x 62.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 33.8 x 24.5 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Pharrell Williams, Portrait on canvas.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 187.9 x 132 x 3 cm Photography - 74 x 52 x 1.2 inch
$5,000
David Gandy. Portrait intervened by the artists
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 85.8 x 62.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 33.8 x 24.5 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Pharrell Williams. Portrait intervened by the artists
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 85.8 x 62.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 33.8 x 24.5 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Diane K, Portrait Intervened by the artists
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 85.8 x 62.2 x 0.1 cm Photography - 33.8 x 24.5 x 0 inch
$4,000
Gold Griot Feet. Portrait intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 83.8 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 33 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Gold Griot Head. Portrait intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 83.8 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 33 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Gold Griot. Portrait intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 83.8 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 33 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Gold Griot - Wing. Portrait intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 83.8 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 33 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Y, Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 52.3 x 39.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
E. Portrait intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
K. Portrait intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
V. Portrait intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
O. Portrait intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
A II. Portrait intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
A I. Portrait intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
B. Portrait intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
LVII, Portrait intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 52.3 x 39.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$3,200
Kakoma. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 52.3 x 39.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Lous. Portrait intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 52.3 x 39.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Felt. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 53.3 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 21 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$3,800
Laßt Blumen Sprechen. Photograph intervened by the artists
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 52.8 x 39.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$3,800
Noiseless. Photograph intervened by the artists
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 52.8 x 39.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$3,800
Gewitter. Photograph intervened by the artists
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 52.8 x 39.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$3,800
Stuttgen. Photograph intervened by the artists
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 54.9 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 21.6 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$3,800
Tokyo. Photograph intervened by the artists
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 54.6 x 44.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 21.5 x 17.5 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
Hiding in Italy - Piazza di Spagna
Liu Bolin
Photography - 68 x 90 cm Photography - 26.8 x 35.4 inch
$13,982
Hiding in Paris - Grand Palais
Liu Bolin
Photography - 63 x 80 cm Photography - 24.8 x 31.5 inch
$13,982
Rod Stewart – Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
David Steen
Photography - 111 x 78 x 0.01 cm Photography - 43.7 x 30.7 x 0 inch
$3,274
Rod Stewart – Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
David Steen
Photography - 137 x 97 x 0.01 cm Photography - 53.9 x 38.2 x 0 inch
$4,831
The Beatles 4-Up Montage, Shea Stadium Concert Press Conference, New York
Glen Craig
Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 2 inch
$3,550
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Portrait Photography for Sale
In the 1830s, Nièpce discovered the process for setting images onto pewter plates. In 1833, upon Nièpce's death, Louis Daguerre and François Arago continued his experiments and invented the daguerreotype, a process which created a printed image on a silver plate that had been exposed to light. Photography was born.
Similarly to how portrait painting had dominated artistic output in previous centuries, portrait photography was to become the pillar of the Second French Empire's photographic industry. Lenses with a shorter focal length, which enabled reduced exposure times, gradually appear on the market. The required equipment was expensive and difficult to handle. Some photographers, called daguerreotypists, decided to open their own photography studios to make a profit from their endeavours. The daguerreotype process was temperamental, and photographers had to take their pictures with great precision and attention to detail. They welcomed many people into their studios and customers choose how they wished to be photographed from catalogue of poses. Originally only accessible to the bourgeoisie, lower prices resulting from the growing number of studios eventually attracted a wider customer base. This phenomenon infuriated the poet Charles Baudelaire who was frustrated by the sense of narcissism sparked by the daguerreotypists.
Despite his protests, the egotistical trend only grew with the emergence of 'carte de visite' portraits (small photographs, the size of today's business cards). These were the brainchild of Adolphe Eugène Disdéri came up with the idea of producing portraits akin to visiting cards in 1859. He printed eight portraits in a variety of poses onto a single plate and once developed they could be cut up into eight distinct “visiting cards". Very popular with the bourgeoisie, they highlighted the sitters' social status. 'Carte de visite' portraits featuring celebrities were also sold to customers, who could subsequently add them to their albums.
The photographer Nadar was one of the first to demonstrate a conscious artistic approach to producing these portraits. He emphasised facial expressions and ensured the sitter was comfortable and at ease before taking the photograph. He photographed the era's greatest thinkers and artists, including Honoré de Balzac, George Sand, and Victor Hugo. He even managed to reconcile Baudelaire with portraiture.
At the end of the 19th century, the art of photography started to enter the mainstream, with the arrival of the Kodak company. The use of the camera, and the taking of portraits, became everyday occurrences. A century later, it was the invention of the digital camera which challenged the status quo. Whereas before alterations could only be made to photographs when they were being taken or developed, with the digital camera editing became easier, quicker and more convenient. Digital photography has given photographers much more freedom when it comes to editing and new methods and techniques are constantly being explored.
Some of the photographers who have left their mark on the last century include: Cindy Sherman, who excelled in self-portraits, Annie Leibovitz, who captured celebrities, the wacky duo, Pierre and Gilles, as well as Diane Arbus, Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton and Bettina Rheims.
So, do portraits help us to learn more about each other, to remember, to invent, to act, or to reconnect with ourselves? Find out on Artsper, by exploring the works of Formento & Formento, Naomi Vona, Ahmed Bennani, Chou Ching Hui, Samuel Cueto, Brno del Zou, Ren Hang, Markus + Indrani, Jerome Liebling as well as Annina Roescheisen.
A portrait photograph can be a photograph of a person's head and shoulders, but it can also be of an animal or of a different section of the subject's body such as their feet. Portrait photographs in art often tell or hint something about its subject to the viewer, such as an aspect of their personality, but still contain an element of mystery.
The three major types of portrait photography are posed portraits, candid or anonymous portraits, and conceptual portraits. The last type, conceptual or creative portraits, can be experimental and abstract, and may not represent an image close to a traditional portrait.
The six main types of portrait photography are fine art portraits, traditional portraits (for example posed portraits taken at school), lifestyle portraits, group portraits, street portraits and glamour portraits.