Portrait Photography for Sale

Photography, Lake Tahoe Ladies - 1959 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print, Slim Aarons

Lake Tahoe Ladies - 1959 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch

$4,017

Photography, Abaco Islander 1986 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print, Slim Aarons

Abaco Islander 1986 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch

$4,723

Photography, Mara Lane At The Sands - 1954 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print, Slim Aarons

Mara Lane At The Sands - 1954 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch

$4,017

Photography, Capote At Home, Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print, Slim Aarons

Capote At Home, Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch

$4,017

Photography, Equestrian Entrance 1957, Slim Aarons

Equestrian Entrance 1957

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch

$4,910

Photography, Cheveux d'Encre Peace, Feng Kaixuan

Cheveux d'Encre Peace

Feng Kaixuan

Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

$815

Photography, Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell, Slim Aarons

Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101 x 101 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.8 x 39.8 x 0 inch

$4,074

Photography, Florence Pritchett Smith, Slim Aarons

Florence Pritchett Smith

Slim Aarons

Photography - 51 x 41 x 0.01 cm Photography - 20.1 x 16.1 x 0 inch

$2,591

Photography, C. Z. Guest, Slim Aarons

C. Z. Guest

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101 x 76 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.8 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$3,112

Photography, Elton John & Stevie Wonder, 1975, Bob Gruen

Elton John & Stevie Wonder, 1975

Bob Gruen

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch

$2,500

Photography, John Lennon and Elton John, Record Plant, NYC 1974, Bob Gruen

John Lennon and Elton John, Record Plant, NYC 1974

Bob Gruen

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch

$2,500

Photography, Aylin, Clara Delaporte

Aylin

Clara Delaporte

Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,132

Photography, Alice In Acapulco, Slim Aarons

Alice In Acapulco

Slim Aarons

Photography - 50 x 40 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 inch

$2,376

Photography, Slim And Sphinx, Slim Aarons

Slim And Sphinx

Slim Aarons

Photography - 40 x 40 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch

$2,376

Photography, Alice In Acapulco, Slim Aarons

Alice In Acapulco

Slim Aarons

Photography - 60 x 50 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 inch

$2,772

Photography, Slim And Sphinx, Slim Aarons

Slim And Sphinx

Slim Aarons

Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$2,772

Photography, Zermatt Skiing, Slim Aarons

Zermatt Skiing

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101 x 76 cm Photography - 39.8 x 29.9 inch

$3,717

Photography, Saint-Tropez, Slim Aarons

Saint-Tropez

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm Photography - 40 x 30 inch

$4,176

Photography, San Diego Home, Slim Aarons

San Diego Home

Slim Aarons

Photography - 50.8 x 50.8 cm Photography - 20 x 20 inch

$2,897

Photography, Skiing Holiday, Slim Aarons

Skiing Holiday

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Photography - 30 x 40 inch

$3,350

Photography, Skiing Princess, Slim Aarons

Skiing Princess

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch

$3,350

Photography, Social Call, Slim Aarons

Social Call

Slim Aarons

Photography - 61 x 50.8 cm Photography - 24 x 20 inch

$2,501

Photography, Social Call, Slim Aarons

Social Call

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm Photography - 40 x 30 inch

$3,350

Photography, Viscountess Isabelle, Slim Aarons

Viscountess Isabelle

Slim Aarons

Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch

$3,949

Photography, We know our place, Slim Aarons

We know our place

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch

$3,949

Photography, Young Society, Slim Aarons

Young Society

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch

$3,350

Photography, Curacao Children, Slim Aarons

Curacao Children

Slim Aarons

Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch

$2,999

Photography, Dolores Guinness, Slim Aarons

Dolores Guinness

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch

$3,904

Photography, La tête à l'envers, Clara Delaporte

La tête à l'envers

Clara Delaporte

Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,132

Photography, Head, Pharrell Williams Portrait. Photography intervened by the artists., Hunter & Gatti

Head, Pharrell Williams Portrait. Photography intervened by the artists.

Hunter & Gatti

Photography - 76 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.9 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Photography, Les Voiles, Uwe Ommer

Les Voiles

Uwe Ommer

Photography - 90.2 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch

$3,500

Photography, White Trash Beautiful I (29 Palms, CA), Stefanie Schneider

White Trash Beautiful I (29 Palms, CA)

Stefanie Schneider

Photography - 38 x 36 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15 x 14.2 x 0 inch

$679

Photography, Pocahontas - Fallen Princess, Dina Goldstein

Pocahontas - Fallen Princess

Dina Goldstein

Photography - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$2,037

Photography, CAMO 32, Thandiwe Muriu

CAMO 32

Thandiwe Muriu

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$11,316

Photography, Série : Se faire passer pour Mao, Nathalie Daoust

Série : Se faire passer pour Mao

Nathalie Daoust

Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch

$2,829

Photography, Série : Se faire passer pour Mao, Nathalie Daoust

Série : Se faire passer pour Mao

Nathalie Daoust

Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch

$2,829

Photography, Repose, Ian Wallace

Repose

Ian Wallace

Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0 inch

$2,603

Photography, Naïade, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Naïade

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Photography - 60 x 80 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 inch

$1,086

Photography, Attrape cœur, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Attrape cœur

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Photography - 70 x 100 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 inch

$1,233

Photography, Lutte 2, Malick Kebe

Lutte 2

Malick Kebe

Photography - 75 x 75 cm Photography - 29.5 x 29.5 inch

$1,075

Photography, Lutte 1, Malick Kebe

Lutte 1

Malick Kebe

Photography - 75 x 75 cm Photography - 29.5 x 29.5 inch

$1,075

Photography, Fleur du mal, Malick Kebe

Fleur du mal

Malick Kebe

Photography - 75 x 55 cm Photography - 29.5 x 21.7 inch

$1,018

Photography, Hairportrait, Malick Kebe

Hairportrait

Malick Kebe

Photography - 75 x 55 cm Photography - 29.5 x 21.7 inch

$1,018

Photography, Lutte 3, Malick Kebe

Lutte 3

Malick Kebe

Photography - 75 x 55 cm Photography - 29.5 x 21.7 inch

$1,018

Photography, Lutte 2, Malick Kebe

Lutte 2

Malick Kebe

Photography - 75 x 75 cm Photography - 29.5 x 29.5 inch

$1,075

Photography, Tibetan dance, Mathilde Oscar

Tibetan dance

Mathilde Oscar

Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$509

Photography, Ripples, Dasha Pears

Ripples

Dasha Pears

Photography - 86 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 33.9 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$1,754

Photography, Hello, Old Friend, Dasha Pears

Hello, Old Friend

Dasha Pears

Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$883

Photography, Les amants imaginaires, Tanguy Mendrisse

Les amants imaginaires

Tanguy Mendrisse

Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$663

Photography, Amina and Oumar, Charlotte Yonga

Amina and Oumar

Charlotte Yonga

Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,471

Photography, Synesthetic Letters - T, Dasha Pears

Synesthetic Letters - T

Dasha Pears

Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$883

Photography, Wind in Her Hair, Dasha Pears

Wind in Her Hair

Dasha Pears

Photography - 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,335

Photography, Target, Dasha Pears

Target

Dasha Pears

Photography - 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,550

Photography, Boys, Kalliope Amorphous

Boys

Kalliope Amorphous

Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 cm Photography - 20 x 16 inch

$6,500

Photography, Untitled VIII. From The Balance Series, Salvatore Arnone

Untitled VIII. From The Balance Series

Salvatore Arnone

Photography - 127 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 inch

$2,500

Photography, Untitled V. From The Balance Series, Salvatore Arnone

Untitled V. From The Balance Series

Salvatore Arnone

Photography - 127 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 inch

$2,500

Photography, Gina Lollobrigida, Arnaud Baumann

Gina Lollobrigida

Arnaud Baumann

Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,867

Photography, DeliRiUs, Louis Blanc

DeliRiUs

Louis Blanc

Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$1,584

Photography, KO, Arnaud Baumann

KO

Arnaud Baumann

Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$1,075

Photography, Waiting for the drums, James Sparshatt

Waiting for the drums

James Sparshatt

Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$792

Photography, La romera, James Sparshatt

La romera

James Sparshatt

Photography - 35 x 35 x 1 cm Photography - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$673

Photography, El campesino, James Sparshatt

El campesino

James Sparshatt

Photography - 35 x 35 x 1 cm Photography - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$792

Photography, El barbudo, James Sparshatt

El barbudo

James Sparshatt

Photography - 35 x 35 x 1 cm Photography - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,058

Photography, Mujer de Santiago, James Sparshatt

Mujer de Santiago

James Sparshatt

Photography - 35 x 35 x 1 cm Photography - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$792

Photography, El tabaquero, James Sparshatt

El tabaquero

James Sparshatt

Photography - 35 x 35 x 1 cm Photography - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$792

Photography, La dama de la plaza, James Sparshatt

La dama de la plaza

James Sparshatt

Photography - 35 x 35 x 1 cm Photography - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$925

Photography, La sonrisa, James Sparshatt

La sonrisa

James Sparshatt

Photography - 40 x 50 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 inch

$792

Photography, Hassan Hajjaj, Hassan Hajjaj

Hassan Hajjaj

Hassan Hajjaj

Photography - 32 x 22 x 0.2 cm Photography - 12.6 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch

$204

Photography, Pow wow. Amérique du nord, Dominique Leroy

Pow wow. Amérique du nord

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,584

Photography, Mon beau miroir. Femme Mursi. Ethiopie, Dominique Leroy

Mon beau miroir. Femme Mursi. Ethiopie

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,584

Photography, Dans mes bras, 'Souvenirs rêvés', Jean-Robert Franco

Dans mes bras, 'Souvenirs rêvés'

Jean-Robert Franco

Photography - 70 x 100 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 inch

$1,697

Photography, Emily scream #1, David Lynch

Emily scream #1

David Lynch

Photography - 84 x 84 cm Photography - 33.1 x 33.1 inch

$16,974

Photography, Iran (Silk Roads), Camille Léage

Iran (Silk Roads)

Camille Léage

Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$169

Photography, Sans titre 51, Bruno Fournier

Sans titre 51

Bruno Fournier

Photography - 46 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 18.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,245

Photography, Sans titre 49, Bruno Fournier

Sans titre 49

Bruno Fournier

Photography - 46 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 18.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,245

Photography, Femme masquée 7, Bruno Fournier

Femme masquée 7

Bruno Fournier

Photography - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,811

Photography, Femme masquée 6, Bruno Fournier

Femme masquée 6

Bruno Fournier

Photography - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,811 $1,630

Photography, Femme masquée 5, Bruno Fournier

Femme masquée 5

Bruno Fournier

Photography - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,811

Photography, Femme masquée 4, Bruno Fournier

Femme masquée 4

Bruno Fournier

Photography - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,924

Photography, Femme masquée 3, Bruno Fournier

Femme masquée 3

Bruno Fournier

Photography - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,811

Photography, femme masquée II, Bruno Fournier

femme masquée II

Bruno Fournier

Photography - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,811

Photography, Sans titre 3, Bruno Fournier

Sans titre 3

Bruno Fournier

Photography - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,358

Photography, Yoko Ono in black ribbed sweater, Central Park, NY 1973, Bob Gruen

Yoko Ono in black ribbed sweater, Central Park, NY 1973

Bob Gruen

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 2 inch

$2,500

Photography, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, MSG, NYC 1972, Bob Gruen

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, MSG, NYC 1972

Bob Gruen

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch

$2,500

Photography, Mick Jagger, MSG, NYC 1972, Bob Gruen

Mick Jagger, MSG, NYC 1972

Bob Gruen

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch

$2,500

Photography, Mick Jagger, NYC 1972, Bob Gruen

Mick Jagger, NYC 1972

Bob Gruen

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 2 inch

$2,500

Photography, Patti Smith & Lou Reed, Ocean Club, NYC 1976, Bob Gruen

Patti Smith & Lou Reed, Ocean Club, NYC 1976

Bob Gruen

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 2 inch

$2,500

Photography, Sid Vicious, Memphis, 1978, Bob Gruen

Sid Vicious, Memphis, 1978

Bob Gruen

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch

$2,500

Photography, John Lennon wearing Rockerciser shirt, Hit Factory, NYC, Bob Gruen

John Lennon wearing Rockerciser shirt, Hit Factory, NYC

Bob Gruen

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch

$3,000

Photography, Prince, Rio De Janeiro 1991, Bob Gruen

Prince, Rio De Janeiro 1991

Bob Gruen

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 2 inch

$3,000

Photography, John Lennon wearing a beige suit, Untermyer Park, Yonkers, NY 1975, Bob Gruen

John Lennon wearing a beige suit, Untermyer Park, Yonkers, NY 1975

Bob Gruen

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch

$3,000

Photography, Yoko Ono and John Lennon holding flowers by a tree, Central Park, NYC 1973, Bob Gruen

Yoko Ono and John Lennon holding flowers by a tree, Central Park, NYC 1973

Bob Gruen

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch

$3,000

Photography, Sid Vicious, I'm a Mess, San Antonio 1978, Bob Gruen

Sid Vicious, I'm a Mess, San Antonio 1978

Bob Gruen

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 2 inch

$3,000

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 CuetoBrno del ZouRen Hang, Markus + Indrani, Jerome Liebling as well as Annina Roescheisen.

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What makes a portrait photograph?

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. 

What are the three major types of portrait photography?

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.

What are the six styles of portrait photography?

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.