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![Photography, Back Silhouette II (M), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214332_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Back Silhouette II (S), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214331_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Purity - Composition 27-1, Idan Wizen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206203_1_grid.jpg)
Purity - Composition 27-1
Idan Wizen
Photography - 90 x 180 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 70.9 x 0.4 inch
$5,201
![Photography, The Boomer Collection - HB2996, Idan Wizen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206181_1_grid.jpg)
The Boomer Collection - HB2996
Idan Wizen
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$2,796
![Photography, The Boomer Collection - HB3100, Idan Wizen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189886_1_grid.jpg)
The Boomer Collection - HB3100
Idan Wizen
Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$2,013
![Photography, Summer Days Might Be Beautiful, Grzegorz Sikorski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210680_1_grid.jpg)
Summer Days Might Be Beautiful
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$503
![Photography, Odalisque masquée, Mathilde Oscar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189937_1_grid.jpg)
Odalisque masquée
Mathilde Oscar
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,007
![Photography, The Spring, Mathilde Oscar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189936_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Jupiter & Io, Mathilde Oscar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187697_1_grid.jpg)
Jupiter & Io
Mathilde Oscar
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,342
![Photography, Le rapt de Perspéphone, Mathilde Oscar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2186694_1_grid.jpg)
Le rapt de Perspéphone
Mathilde Oscar
Photography - 90 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,342
![Photography, It's time to hit the road!, Grzegorz Sikorski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213451_1_grid.jpg)
It's time to hit the road!
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 45 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$213
![Photography, All you need..., Grzegorz Sikorski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213446_1_grid.jpg)
All you need...
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 45 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$213
![Photography, Prêtresse - Format S, Mathilde Oscar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212449_1_grid.jpg)
Prêtresse - Format S
Mathilde Oscar
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$503
![Photography, Artemis & Orion - Size L, Mathilde Oscar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209528_1_grid.jpg)
Artemis & Orion - Size L
Mathilde Oscar
Photography - 150 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$8,388
![Photography, Back Silhouette II (XXL), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214335_1_grid.jpg)
Back Silhouette II (XXL)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 177.8 x 177.8 cm Photography - 70 x 70 inch
$30,000
![Photography, Back Silhouette II (XL), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214334_1_grid.jpg)
Back Silhouette II (XL)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 152.4 x 152.4 cm Photography - 60 x 60 inch
$20,000
![Photography, Back Silhouette II (L), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214333_1_grid.jpg)
Back Silhouette II (L)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 114.3 x 114.3 cm Photography - 45 x 45 inch
$10,000
![Photography, L'Épreuve de Psyché - Format M, Mathilde Oscar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212437_1_grid.jpg)
L'Épreuve de Psyché - Format M
Mathilde Oscar
Photography - 120 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,796
![Photography, Formica, Mathilde Oscar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197829_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Sphingidae, Mathilde Oscar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197819_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Classic Pose, Grzegorz Sikorski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208407_1_grid.jpg)
Classic Pose
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 45 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$213
![Photography, Christmas Box, Grzegorz Sikorski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2207317_1_grid.jpg)
Christmas Box
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 45 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$213
![Photography, Angie at the bar, Fabien Novarino](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197441_1_grid.jpg)
Angie at the bar
Fabien Novarino
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$884
![Photography, Milk Shower, Mathilde Oscar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189931_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Prêtresse - Format XL, Mathilde Oscar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212446_1_grid.jpg)
Prêtresse - Format XL
Mathilde Oscar
Photography - 150 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$6,711
![Photography, L'Épreuve de Psyché - Format L, Mathilde Oscar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212438_1_grid.jpg)
L'Épreuve de Psyché - Format L
Mathilde Oscar
Photography - 150 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$8,388
![Photography, DisSimuLaTiO, Louis Blanc](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189943_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Collection Liberty - HB1606, Idan Wizen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189923_1_grid.jpg)
Collection Liberty - HB1606
Idan Wizen
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$839
![Photography, Jungle Madonna, Mathilde Oscar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189935_1_grid.jpg)
Jungle Madonna
Mathilde Oscar
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$839
![Photography, Value Added, Grzegorz Sikorski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2207316_1_grid.jpg)
Value Added
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 45 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$213
![Photography, Play, Akif Hakan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208090_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Collection Liberty - HB1787, Idan Wizen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189924_1_grid.jpg)
Collection Liberty - HB1787
Idan Wizen
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$559
![Photography, The Boomer Collection - HB3077, Idan Wizen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189881_1_grid.jpg)
The Boomer Collection - HB3077
Idan Wizen
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$839
![Photography, Smoking Away - Size XS, Clara Diebler](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213793_1_grid.jpg)
Smoking Away - Size XS
Clara Diebler
Photography - 12 x 8 x 1 cm Photography - 4.7 x 3.1 x 0.4 inch
$112
![Photography, Métal 1, Carlos Arriagada](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209589_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Back Silhouette, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205983_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Smoking Away - Size S, Clara Diebler](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213795_1_grid.jpg)
Smoking Away - Size S
Clara Diebler
Photography - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$168
![Photography, Mermaid - Format XS, Deborah Zuanazzi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213752_1_grid.jpg)
Mermaid - Format XS
Deborah Zuanazzi
Photography - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$280
![Photography, Deorsum, Ana D. & Noora K.](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209335_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, The new milkmaid, Mathilde Oscar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190667_1_grid.jpg)
The new milkmaid
Mathilde Oscar
Photography - 120 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,796
![Photography, Better Than Life (after Harland Miller) | Fotografiska Berlin 2024 : Miles Aldridge : Virgin Mary. Supermarkets. Popcorn., Miles Aldridge](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203293_1_grid.jpg)
Better Than Life (after Harland Miller) | Fotografiska Berlin 2024 : Miles Aldridge : Virgin Mary. Supermarkets. Popcorn.
Miles Aldridge
Photography - 75 x 103 cm Photography - 29.5 x 40.6 inch
$8,388
![Photography, Hat Silhouette (S), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199332_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Hat and Gloves Silhouette (S), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199327_1_grid.jpg)
Hat and Gloves Silhouette (S)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 45.7 x 45.7 cm Photography - 18 x 18 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Splash, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192573_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Raízes III (Racines III), Renata Andrade](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182115_1_grid.jpg)
Raízes III (Racines III)
Renata Andrade
Photography - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$671
![Photography, Raízes IV (Racines IV), Renata Andrade](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182114_1_grid.jpg)
Raízes IV (Racines IV)
Renata Andrade
Photography - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$671
![Photography, Raízes III (Racines III), Renata Andrade](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182106_1_grid.jpg)
Raízes III (Racines III)
Renata Andrade
Photography - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$671
![Photography, Cornette, Cécile Plaisance](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201884_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Echoes of Sorrow, Akif Hakan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192264_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Teri Hatcher, Portraits for the Cover of Movieline Magazine - Santa Monica, Michael Grecco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202645_1_grid.jpg)
Teri Hatcher, Portraits for the Cover of Movieline Magazine - Santa Monica
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$3,000
![Photography, Carmen Electra - Los Angeles, California, Michael Grecco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202640_1_grid.jpg)
Carmen Electra - Los Angeles, California
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$3,000
![Photography, Hat and Gloves Silhouette (M), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199328_1_grid.jpg)
Hat and Gloves Silhouette (M)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
$5,000
![Photography, In The Tub II (1), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196635_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, In The Tub II, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196633_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Dorothy In the Kitchen (1), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195839_1_grid.jpg)
Dorothy In the Kitchen (1)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Monroe (1), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194333_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Monroe, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194331_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Kodachrome Dream, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194298_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Hair Dryer 1965, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194000_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Teela, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192583_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Splash (1), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192574_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Qué Calor, Amrita Bilimoria](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211930_1_grid.jpg)
Qué Calor
Amrita Bilimoria
Photography - 30.5 x 29 x 0.5 cm Photography - 12 x 11.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,200
![Photography, Fleurir, Cécile Baldewyns](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/562789_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Collection Purity - Un Anonyme Nu Dans Le Salon - HB1371, Idan Wizen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189894_1_grid.jpg)
Collection Purity - Un Anonyme Nu Dans Le Salon - HB1371
Idan Wizen
Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$168
![Photography, The Boomer Collection - HB3032, Idan Wizen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189878_1_grid.jpg)
The Boomer Collection - HB3032
Idan Wizen
Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$168
![Photography, Hat Silhouette (XXL), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199336_1_grid.jpg)
Hat Silhouette (XXL)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 177.8 x 177.8 cm Photography - 70 x 70 inch
$50,000
![Photography, Hat Silhouette (XL), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199335_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Hat Silhouette (L), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199334_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Hat and Gloves Silhouette (XL), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199330_1_grid.jpg)
Hat and Gloves Silhouette (XL)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 152.4 x 152.4 cm Photography - 60 x 60 inch
$20,000
![Photography, Hat and Gloves Silhouette (L), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199329_1_grid.jpg)
Hat and Gloves Silhouette (L)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 114.3 x 114.3 cm Photography - 45 x 45 inch
$10,000
![Photography, In The Tub II (4), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196638_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, In The Tub II (3), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196637_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, In The Tub II (2), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196636_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Dorothy In the Kitchen (4), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195842_1_grid.jpg)
Dorothy In the Kitchen (4)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 177.8 x 177.8 cm Photography - 70 x 70 inch
$50,000
![Photography, Dorothy In the Kitchen (2), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195840_1_grid.jpg)
Dorothy In the Kitchen (2)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 114.3 x 114.3 cm Photography - 45 x 45 inch
$10,000
![Photography, Monroe (4), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194336_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Monroe (3), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194335_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, Kodachrome Dream (3), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194301_1_grid.jpg)
Kodachrome Dream (3)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 144.8 x 182.9 cm Photography - 57 x 72 inch
$25,000
![Photography, Kodachrome Dream (2), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194300_1_grid.jpg)
Kodachrome Dream (2)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 121.9 x 152.4 cm Photography - 48 x 60 inch
$15,000
![Photography, Kodachrome Dream (1), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194299_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Teela (3), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192586_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Splash (4), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192577_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Splash (3), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192576_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Splash (2), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192575_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Collection Purity - Un Anonyme Nu Dans Le Salon - HB1592, Idan Wizen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189918_1_grid.jpg)
Collection Purity - Un Anonyme Nu Dans Le Salon - HB1592
Idan Wizen
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$336
![Photography, Collection Purity - Un Anonyme Nu Dans Le Salon - HB1383, Idan Wizen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189895_1_grid.jpg)
Collection Purity - Un Anonyme Nu Dans Le Salon - HB1383
Idan Wizen
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$336
![Photography, Iconic Beauty #04, Benoit Lapray](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202139_1_grid.jpg)
Iconic Beauty #04
Benoit Lapray
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$671
![Photography, Iconic Beauty #11, Benoit Lapray](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202137_1_grid.jpg)
Iconic Beauty #11
Benoit Lapray
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$671
![Photography, Collection Liberty - HB1775, Idan Wizen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189920_1_grid.jpg)
Collection Liberty - HB1775
Idan Wizen
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$168
![Photography, Dear Mother, Charlotte Abramow](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1048863_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Tryptich - The Black on Black Collection, Faie Davis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1129992_1_grid.jpg)
Tryptich - The Black on Black Collection
Faie Davis
Photography - 62.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Photography - 24.5 x 30 x 1 inch
$1,200
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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.
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.
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.
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.