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Collector’s Guide: Collecting Fine Art Photographs

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 characterised 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 colours in of the world in our own unique ways. They showed us social realities and tragedies but they also immortalised 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 reporting, 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 photographies and sport photographies.

Two principles can be used to guide you when choosing a work of art photography: you can choose to prioritise 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, Li Wei, the French photographer Claude Levèque, fashion photographies by Helmut Newton, Larry Clark's polaroid, Ralph Gibson and in the Emerging artists category: Clarisse Rebotier and Thomas Subtil. You will also find the small format photographies andlarge format photographies.

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Richard Brissaud, Sans Titre, Photography

Cody Choi, Self portrait #1, Photography

Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Umbrellas, Japan-USA, 1984-91. Ibaraki, Japan site, Photography

Elliott Verdier, A Shaded Path #2, Photography

Léa Lund & Erik K, Erik, église de la Madeleine, Paris, septembre, Photography

Anthony Lanneretonne, Stone Faces #1, Photography

Marie-Anne et Thierry Camail, Bijoux Maasai, Photography

Kiko Kairuz, Quadrifolio - Ventana, Photography

Pawel Mlodkowski, The esthetics, Photography

Shiso, Cars Coming and Going, Photography

Anton F., Lignes nuages série 1#1, Photography

Walker Evans, Two Women on the Subway, New York City, Photography

Ann O'Brien, Behind the dock, Photography

Hugo G. Urrutia, Crossing Bridges, Photography

Lukas Dvorak, Aida in Algarve, Photography

Charlotte Gamus, Sauvage Bombay, Photography

Ormond Gigli, Girls in the Window, Photography

Christian Dugardeyn, La demoiselle de la lune, Photography

Philippe Echaroux, Untitled from the Amazonia Project, Photography

James Van Der Zee, Wedding Day, Harlem, New York City, Photography

Roberta Fineberg, Modern Man, New York City, Photography

Laura Makabresku, Temptation (Tentation), Photography

Sparkled Eye, Persephoneïa - Absence, Photography

Natalie Victor Retali, Série Ice BlueS 01, Photography

Baptiste Tavernier, Instant X — Wintermute, Photography

Lluís Barba, Petrus Christus, Photography

Mélanie Peduzzi, Histoires 2-4, Photography

Jaione García, Urban Beehive II, Photography

Patricio Cassinoni, Only One - Aine, Photography

Yves Regaldi, Sur le pont 03, Photography

Olivier Lelong, Bodybag's Scream, Photography

Hervé Gloaguen, Andy Warhol and the Velvet Underground, NY 1966 (With John Cale, Gérard Malanga, Nico), Photography

Sébastien Masson, Bibliothèque, 1, Photography

John Andreas Godwin, Escalator hall, Photography

Alex Llovet, Faraway So Close 6, Photography

Jean-Michel Rousvoal, Credendo Vides 017, Photography

Vincent Descotils, Les sentinelles, L'hier, Photography

Giovanni Ozzola, Untitled with Light, Photography

Karine Marenne, Museal Fitness 01, Photography

Nicolas Boutruche, La Vita è Bella, Photography

Gregg Friedberg, Cup & Saucer, Photography

Morgan Paslier, Audrey Hepburn, Photography

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AbstractPhotography

Sylvie Castioni

Richard Brissaud

Cody Choi

Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Elliott Verdier

Léa Lund & Erik K

Anthony Lanneretonne

Marie-Anne et Thierry Camail

Kiko Kairuz

Adrien Pezennec

Pawel Mlodkowski

Shiso

Anton F.

Walker Evans

Ann O'Brien

Robin Thurel

Hugo G. Urrutia

Shinya Nakazato

Lukas Dvorak

Charlotte Gamus

Ormond Gigli

Ian Art

We Are Vertikal

Christian Dugardeyn

Philippe Echaroux

James Van Der Zee

Roberta Fineberg

Jo Cappitta

Laura Makabresku

Sparkled Eye

Thomas Turner

Atsushi Yoshida

Natalie Victor Retali

Samuel Feron

Baptiste Tavernier

Lluís Barba

Mélanie Peduzzi

Simona Rota

Jaione García

Patricio Cassinoni

Vulù

Yves Regaldi

Antoine Guibert

Olivier Lelong

Hervé Gloaguen

Sébastien Masson

Alban Romer

Nathalie Roux

John Andreas Godwin

Rhona Bitner

Alex Llovet

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Vincent Descotils

Franck Follet

Giovanni Ozzola

Karine Marenne

Miles Aldridge

Nicolas Boutruche

Gregg Friedberg

Morgan Paslier

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