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1060, From The series One
Salvatore Arnone
Photography - 104.9 x 86.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 41.3 x 34 x 0.1 inch
$2,600
1892, From The series One
Salvatore Arnone
Photography - 104.9 x 86.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 41.3 x 34 x 0.1 inch
$2,600
1373, From The series One
Salvatore Arnone
Photography - 119.9 x 89.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,800
Jean par Jean-Michel
Charles André
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,067
We are new heroines!. Homage to Louise Brooks and Barbara Kruger
Paloma Castello
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Untitled, From the series Balance
Salvatore Arnone
Photography - 127 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Untitled, From the serie "Balance"
Salvatore Arnone
Photography - 127 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Nancy with cans, from paranoia series
Salvatore Arnone
Photography - 100.1 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
1915 Thaddée NATANSON
Eugène Druet
Photography - 43 x 54 x 0.5 cm Photography - 16.9 x 21.3 x 0.2 inch
$2,753
Femme à la guitare / Lady with guitar
Eugène Druet
Photography - 43 x 54 x 0.5 cm Photography - 16.9 x 21.3 x 0.2 inch
$2,753
1915 Thaddée NATANSON
Eugène Druet
Photography - 54 x 43 x 0.5 cm Photography - 21.3 x 16.9 x 0.2 inch
$3,877
1915 Gabrielle VALLOTTON
Eugène Druet
Photography - 43 x 54 x 0.5 cm Photography - 16.9 x 21.3 x 0.2 inch
$3,877
1915 Vallotton Bonnard Vuillard K.X.Roussel
Eugène Druet
Photography - 43 x 54 x 0.5 cm Photography - 16.9 x 21.3 x 0.2 inch
$5,000
1915 PORTRAIT Josse et Gaston BERNHEIM
Eugène Druet
Photography - 43 x 54 x 0.5 cm Photography - 16.9 x 21.3 x 0.2 inch
$5,000
1915 Félix JASINSKY
Eugène Druet
Photography - 54 x 43 x 0.5 cm Photography - 21.3 x 16.9 x 0.2 inch
$2,753
1915 Art collector Gertrude STEIN PORTRAIT
Eugène Druet
Photography - 54 x 43 cm Photography - 21.3 x 16.9 inch
$5,562
Desert Rose II - From the Desert Flower series
Guilherme Licurgo
Photography - 88.9 x 58.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35 x 23 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Blossoming, Italy - From the Desert Flower series
Guilherme Licurgo
Photography - 88.9 x 58.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35 x 23 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Lady Monster and Mr Walker
Martin Kallay
Photography - 75 x 50 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 inch
$2,360
CamilleR distance
Cahuate Milk
Photography - 120 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,034
Reflection
Daniel Dicenta
Photography - 150 x 130 x 1 cm Photography - 59.1 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch
$3,371
Socialize Me
Daniel Dicenta
Photography - 130 x 86 x 1 cm Photography - 51.2 x 33.9 x 0.4 inch
$2,922
Série: Se faire passer pour Mao
Nathalie Daoust
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
$2,809
Série : Se faire passer pour Mao
Nathalie Daoust
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$2,809
Série : Se faire passer pour Mao
Nathalie Daoust
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$2,809
Série : Se faire passer pour Mao
Nathalie Daoust
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$2,809
Série : Se faire passer pour Mao
Nathalie Daoust
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$2,809
Série : Se faire passer pour Mao
Nathalie Daoust
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$2,809
The frozen few 5665
Götz Göppert
Photography - 60 x 90 x 5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 2 inch
$618
Untitled (2). From series: Secret Photography - Cliché Verre and Photograms
Eliška Bartek
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$2,584
Sound of Silence
Andreas Sundgren
Photography - 140 x 105 x 0.1 cm Photography - 55.1 x 41.3 x 0 inch
$3,400
Sandrah # 2
Andreas Sundgren
Photography - 140 x 105 x 0.1 cm Photography - 55.1 x 41.3 x 0 inch
$3,400
The Prince
Andreas Sundgren
Photography - 105 x 140 x 0.1 cm Photography - 41.3 x 55.1 x 0 inch
$3,400
The Falconary
Andreas Sundgren
Photography - 105 x 140 x 0.1 cm Photography - 41.3 x 55.1 x 0 inch
$3,400
Paulina #1
Andreas Sundgren
Photography - 140 x 140 x 0.1 cm Photography - 55.1 x 55.1 x 0 inch
$3,400
A letter to my lost childhood
Solomon Jamy Brown
Photography - 100 x 70 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$2,809
Naomi Campbell
Thierry Le Gouès
Photography - 80 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$6,686
Miami Beach #2 (10)
Andy Sweet
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$3,034
Fragmented-Untitled 2
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Jean Meunier
Pierre Molinier
Photography - 17.6 x 12.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 6.9 x 5 x 0 inch
$3,146
Les Pieds amoureux
Pierre Molinier
Photography - 12.7 x 9.2 x 0.1 cm Photography - 5 x 3.6 x 0 inch
$4,270
Bus 60, Château Rouge (Bus 60)
Camille Léage
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$201
Height Phobia
Cristina Rizzi Guelfi
Photography - 30 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$702
Dreamhouse Series n.16
Cristina Rizzi Guelfi
Photography - 50 x 38 x 3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15 x 1.2 inch
$562
Back lighting, Green, Red and Yellow. Triptych
Dora Franco
Photography - 76.2 x 304.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 120 x 0.1 inch
$7,500
Back lighting, Blue, Green and Yellow. Triptych
Dora Franco
Photography - 76.2 x 304.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 120 x 0.1 inch
$7,500
Back lighting, Blue, Red and Green. Triptych
Dora Franco
Photography - 76.2 x 304.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 120 x 0.1 inch
$7,500
Back lighting, Black, Blue and Yellow. Triptych
Dora Franco
Photography - 76.2 x 304.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 120 x 0.1 inch
$7,500
Back lighting, Black, Blue and Green. Triptych
Dora Franco
Photography - 76.2 x 304.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 120 x 0.1 inch
$7,500
Back lighting, Black, Blue, Green and Yellow. Polyptych
Dora Franco
Photography - 76.2 x 406.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 160 x 0.1 inch
$10,000
Back lighting, Black, Blue, Red and Yellow .Polyptych
Dora Franco
Photography - 76.2 x 406.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 160 x 0.1 inch
$10,000
Back lighting, Black, Blue, Red and Green. Polyptych
Dora Franco
Photography - 76.2 x 406.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 160 x 0.1 inch
$10,000
Paris mômes "Les petits hommes verts"
Bertrand Desprez
Photography - 30 x 30 x 2.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1 inch
$337
Twiggy In Surrey, 1967
David Steen
Photography - 127 x 127 x 0.01 cm Photography - 50 x 50 x 0 inch
$5,057
Rod Stewart In Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, 1976
David Steen
Photography - 137 x 97 x 0.01 cm Photography - 53.9 x 38.2 x 0 inch
$4,776
Rudolf Nureyev Applying His Make-up 1976
David Steen
Photography - 111 x 78 x 0.01 cm Photography - 43.7 x 30.7 x 0 inch
$3,259
Pete Townshend – Smoking Joint, Twickenham, London, 1977
David Steen
Photography - 111 x 78 x 0.01 cm Photography - 43.7 x 30.7 x 0 inch
$3,236
Oliver Reed – Broome Hall, England, 1975
David Steen
Photography - 97 x 137 x 0.01 cm Photography - 38.2 x 53.9 x 0 inch
$4,776
Roger Moore - Ocha Rios, Jamaica.
David Steen
Photography - 78 x 111 x 0.01 cm Photography - 30.7 x 43.7 x 0 inch
$3,236
Britt Ekland – Mary Goodnight, the Man With the Golden Gun, Bangkok
David Steen
Photography - 111 x 78 x 0.01 cm Photography - 43.7 x 30.7 x 0 inch
$3,236
Rod Stewart – Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
David Steen
Photography - 78 x 111 x 0.01 cm Photography - 30.7 x 43.7 x 0 inch
$3,236
Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins – Windmill Street Soho London
David Steen
Photography - 31 x 44 x 0.01 cm Photography - 12.2 x 17.3 x 0 inch
$3,236
O.J. Simpson With Gun – Antigua
David Steen
Photography - 137 x 97 x 0.01 cm Photography - 53.9 x 38.2 x 0 inch
$4,776
Sneakers Addict Conference
Shuz
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$45
Stigmates Oeuvre 1
Joseph Caprio
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$854
La tête à l'envers
Clara Delaporte
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,124
La Maison Rose - Diptyque 1
Clara Delaporte
Photography - 45 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$843
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Serie Terra Retrato en fondo beige
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$971
The tree of life
Seyran Gasparyan
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200
Circus Acrobats
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 49 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch
$1,797 $1,618
Mickey Mouse Soldier
Belart Collective
Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$2,236
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.
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.