Glamour photos

The concept of glamour taps into our innermost desires. Though often unfairly limited to just the depiction of fashion and art, women or celebrities, the writer Virginia Postrel notes that glamour is bigger than that - it has power in the form of nonverbal persuasion. In a talk on glamour in 2014, Postrel notes that “glamour is something that creates a sense of projection and longing. The longing is by channeling our desires." An often misinterpreted field, the history of glamour photography lies somewhere between the realms of fashion photoshoots and pornography, originating in the early years of 1900s France. As the Golden Age of Hollywood flourished stateside, the turn of the century saw art and photography shift to the U.S. and Ruth Harriet Louise becoming one the most prolific photographers of the 1920s. As the decades progressed so too did the ideas around what defines glamour photography. It does not indeed pull from a limited pool of subjects, as seen in the work by Alain Daussin and in particular in the black and white nudes of Gun Roze, as the artist captures how alluring the liberty of 1980s New York was compared to today. Thus, this style of photography questions our innermost desires - to let down our own guards and succumb to the allure of glamour in all of its forms.

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Photography, Lightness, Rosti Likachev

Lightness

Rosti Likachev

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

€620

Painting, A bout de souffle, SOMA

A bout de souffle

SOMA

Painting - 92 x 62 x 1 cm Painting - 36.2 x 24.4 x 0.4 inch

€2,400

Photography, Venus, Tyler Shields

Venus

Tyler Shields

Photography - 45.7 x 45.7 cm Photography - 18 x 18 inch

€2,287

Painting, Heart, Olga Tobreluts

Heart

Olga Tobreluts

Painting - 120.7 x 120.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.5 x 47.5 x 1 inch

€10,976

Design, Antinoüs, Olga Tobreluts

Antinoüs

Olga Tobreluts

Design - 86 x 86 x 2 cm Design - 33.9 x 33.9 x 0.8 inch

€5,000

Photography, No title (No42), Suki Da

No title (No42)

Suki Da

Photography - 60 x 83 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 32.7 x 0 inch

€1,620

Photography, Soru (7), Olga Tobreluts

Soru (7)

Olga Tobreluts

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

€1,000

Photography, Duo Dive, Richard Dunkley

Duo Dive

Richard Dunkley

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

€986

Photography, Kate Coyne, Richard Dunkley

Kate Coyne

Richard Dunkley

Photography - 76.2 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Photography - 30 x 20 x 1 inch

€682

Photography, Splash!, Richard Dunkley

Splash!

Richard Dunkley

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

€602

Photography, Matilda, Rosti Likachev

Matilda

Rosti Likachev

Photography - 70 x 45 cm Photography - 27.6 x 17.7 inch

€856

Photography, Puff Cloud, Richard Dunkley

Puff Cloud

Richard Dunkley

Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 inch

€732

Photography, Magnolia, Richard Dunkley

Magnolia

Richard Dunkley

Photography - 53.3 x 40.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 21 x 16 x 0.5 inch

€589

Photography, Core, Rosti Likachev

Core

Rosti Likachev

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

€558

Photography, Listen, Richard Dunkley

Listen

Richard Dunkley

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

€372

Photography, A Lady, Rosti Likachev

A Lady

Rosti Likachev

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

€744

Photography, Ruby Red, Rosti Likachev

Ruby Red

Rosti Likachev

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

€682

Photography, Hidden, Rosti Likachev

Hidden

Rosti Likachev

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

€558

Photography, Lightness, Rosti Likachev

Lightness

Rosti Likachev

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

€620

Photography, Poem, Rosti Likachev

Poem

Rosti Likachev

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

€620

Photography, Ruby Red, Rosti Likachev

Ruby Red

Rosti Likachev

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

€682

Photography, Love, Rosti Likachev

Love

Rosti Likachev

Photography - 55 x 40 cm Photography - 21.7 x 15.7 inch

€682

Photography, Jan, Rosti Likachev

Jan

Rosti Likachev

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

€620

Photography, The Power, Rosti Likachev

The Power

Rosti Likachev

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

€620

Photography, Shape, Rosti Likachev

Shape

Rosti Likachev

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

€558

Photography, A play, Rosti Likachev

A play

Rosti Likachev

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

€620

Photography, Paris, Rosti Likachev

Paris

Rosti Likachev

Photography - 30 x 20 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 inch

€682

Photography, Train, Rosti Likachev

Train

Rosti Likachev

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

€434

Photography, Inside the web, Idan Wizen

Inside the web

Idan Wizen

Photography - 100 x 150 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0 inch

€8,500

Photography, Parisian, Rosti Likachev

Parisian

Rosti Likachev

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

€620

Photography, The golden jail, Idan Wizen

The golden jail

Idan Wizen

Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,200

Photography, Run worker, run!, Idan Wizen

Run worker, run!

Idan Wizen

Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€2,500

Photography, Culture for all, Idan Wizen

Culture for all

Idan Wizen

Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€2,500

Photography, Suspense, Tyler Shields

Suspense

Tyler Shields

Photography - 68 x 101 x 1 cm Photography - 26.8 x 39.8 x 0.4 inch

€9,146

Photography, The Red Book, Tyler Shields

The Red Book

Tyler Shields

Photography - 114 x 152 x 1 cm Photography - 44.9 x 59.8 x 0.4 inch

€13,720

Photography, Smoke, Tyler Shields

Smoke

Tyler Shields

Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 1 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.4 inch

€10,061

Photography, Rio Carnaval, Anthony Horth

Rio Carnaval

Anthony Horth

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 0.1 inch

€686

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