Photographies for Sale

Omnipresent and seemingly so natural in the smartphone era, the history of photography remains a relatively recent occurrence in comparison with the history of mankind.

Although it has been said that the technique's early stages began at the start of the 19th century, we owe its invention to Louis Daguerre in 1839. An associate of Niepce, he improved darkroom exposure time and modified the chemical elements necessary for the development of photographs. The daguerreotype was revealed to the general public on 7th January 1839 during a meeting at the French Academy of Sciences. Worldwide success was quick to follow.

Photo studios opened everywhere and the richest and most influential families at the time had their portrait taken in black and white.

Over time, the process took less and less time and the material needed less and less space. Tripods were eventually no longer necessary. In 1889, Eastman Kodak launched a portable camera with a film roll and photography took a completely new form.

Artists seized this new opportunity and art photography quickly started to develop.

The 20th century is characterized by the work of some of the most important photographers: Walker Evans, Henri Cartier Bresson, Robert Mapplethorpe, Raymond Depardon and of course Robert Doisneau. They succeeded incompletely transforming our vision of the world. They marked the end of one world and opened the way for another in which we could determine the contours and colors in of the world in our own unique ways. They showed us social realities and tragedies but they also immortalized the magic of Hollywood and the iconic men and women of their time.

Their successors followed in their footsteps, inspired by their unique framing and composition techniques. The creative possibilities of photography were yet again multiplied by the latest digital developments. Certain photographers maintained their steadfast love for the silver Leica cameras but many swapped them for sharper focus of reflex cameras and decided to play around in post-production to modify the photo's characteristics and final image.

Artsper's selection is representative of international photography from the 1950s to the current day. Made up of thousands of works, it covers a whole host of artistic processes, from photojournalism to fashion photography, contemporary documentary work, black and white photography to works which blur the lines between photography and other visual arts as well as iconic and sport photographs.

Two principles can be used to guide you when choosing a work of art photography: you can choose to prioritize the diversity of artistic approaches, or to create ensembles, by buying entire series enabling you to acquire coherent monographic collections.

Whether with portraits, romantic landscapes, urban imagery, daily life or reporting events, photography ensures the faithful representation of oneself or of those around us. Amongst many others, you will find the following names in our selection of famous photographers: Liu Bolin, Annie Leibovitz, Helmut NewtonLarry Clark and Carrie Mae Weems. And within our emerging artists you will find Clarisse Rebotier and Théo Gosselin, alongside countless others. You can also explore both small and large format photographs. You can discover more in our selection of photography recommendations.

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Photography, Olhar felino, Paulo Behar

Olhar felino

Paulo Behar

Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$5,961

Photography, Landscape, Larry Snider

Landscape

Larry Snider

Photography - 33 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 13 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$800

Photography, Blue ball, Dmitry Savchenko

Blue ball

Dmitry Savchenko

Photography - 35 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,133

Photography, 3554, Pico Garcez

3554

Pico Garcez

Photography - 73 x 110 cm Photography - 28.7 x 43.3 inch

$2,348

Photography, Structure, Kseniia Redina

Structure

Kseniia Redina

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$95 $86

Photography, Alek Wek, Thierry Le Gouès

Alek Wek

Thierry Le Gouès

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

$5,007

Photography, Sans titre, Julien Drogoul

Sans titre

Julien Drogoul

Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

$1,073

Photography, Red, Sarah Baley

Red

Sarah Baley

Photography - 51 x 34 x 1 cm Photography - 20.1 x 13.4 x 0.4 inch

$4,769

Photography, Bite, Cynthia K Cortes

Bite

Cynthia K Cortes

Photography - 120 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$11,325

Photography, III, Luca Izzo

III

Luca Izzo

Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.4 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

$237

Photography, L'exquise, Joanna Mouton

L'exquise

Joanna Mouton

Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$417

Photography, Autoportrait, Pavlo Mazai

Autoportrait

Pavlo Mazai

Photography - 30 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,384

Photography, X-Ray London, Duncan Wade

X-Ray London

Duncan Wade

Photography - 97 x 180 x 5 cm Photography - 38.2 x 70.9 x 2 inch

$3,598

Photography, #IR_3459, Paolo Salmaso

#IR_3459

Paolo Salmaso

Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.4 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch

$775

Photography, Reflexions, Ana Zegheanu

Reflexions

Ana Zegheanu

Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.02 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$191

Photography, Femme Fatale, David Arky

Femme Fatale

David Arky

Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 x 2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.8 inch

$3,982

Photography, Pas, Hervé Pezzini

Pas

Hervé Pezzini

Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

$530

Photography, Tamara 111, Robyn Beeche

Tamara 111

Robyn Beeche

Photography - 144 x 144 x 0.01 cm Photography - 56.7 x 56.7 x 0 inch

$5,961

Photography, Silhouette IX, Deana Nastic

Silhouette IX

Deana Nastic

Photography - 101 x 76 x 1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch

$7,272

Photography, Glimpse, Alexander Benz

Glimpse

Alexander Benz

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

$548

Photography, 991 GT3 RS, Samantha Roux

991 GT3 RS

Samantha Roux

Photography - 60 x 120 x 4 cm Photography - 23.6 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$2,503

Photography, Eiger, Thomas Crauwels

Eiger

Thomas Crauwels

Photography - 135 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 53.1 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$4,974

Photography, Zizkov, Tom Evangelidis

Zizkov

Tom Evangelidis

Photography - 144 x 122 x 0.1 cm Photography - 56.7 x 48 x 0 inch

$5,961

Photography, Bonneville, Jens Ochlich

Bonneville

Jens Ochlich

Photography - 32 x 25 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.6 x 9.8 x 0 inch

$536

Photography, Love is a river, Benoit Ruff

Love is a river

Benoit Ruff

Photography - 42 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

$417

Photography, Masterpiece, Alexia Rousse

Masterpiece

Alexia Rousse

Photography - 139.7 x 96.5 x 3.3 cm Photography - 55 x 38 x 1.3 inch

$4,355

Photography, Morning, Luke Simmonds

Morning

Luke Simmonds

Photography - 43 x 30 cm Photography - 16.9 x 11.8 inch

$149

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