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Lady in Lace
Tran Huy Hoan
Photography - 96.5 x 88.9 x 0.6 cm Photography - 38 x 35 x 0.25 inch
$4,000
Triptomatic. Death to the Hallmark Holliday
Carl Pascuzzi
Photography - 31 x 46 x 0.3 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$785
Sylvana Lorenz by Sylvana Lorenz Rime pour Prince Pierre
Sylvana Lorenz
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.5 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$1,099
Amuleto- B&W Photograph Portrait of the artist Framed
Marta María Pérez Bravo
Photography - 48.9 x 38.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.25 x 15.25 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Nude Carla Bruni, Harper Bazaar 1992
Philipe Robert
Photography - 100 x 75 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 29.5 x 2 inch
$12,341
Haskins Posters Front Cover
Sam Haskins
Photography - 61.2 x 52.7 cm Photography - 24.09 x 20.76 inch
$7,100
Elena Mar, odalisca en mio patio
Alberto García-Alix
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$10,658
L'intemporelle Joconde
Joël Moens
Photography - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$6,451
Kate Moss At 16
Jake Chessum
Photography - 101 x 51 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.8 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$3,590
Figure Collection : Dark version
Leni Smoragdova
Photography - 74.9 x 110 x 1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,412
Not clear at all
Ana D. & Noora K.
Photography - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$12,117
Photographie intervenue 'Punctum'
Mirco Marcacci
Photography - 30 x 21 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch
$337
Portrait sur plan de rivière
Valérie Evrard
Photography - 22 x 16 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.7 x 6.3 x 0 inch
$449
Shijunku99 - Beauty - #002 - Cerisier du Japon
Davis Y
Photography - 20 x 20 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$168
Vers l'équilibre... : Villars-sur-Ollon (CH)
Saype
Photography - 124 x 116 x 1 cm Photography - 48.8 x 45.7 x 0.4 inch
Price upon request
Glance Towards the Oblivion
Fathi Hassan
Photography - 76 x 50 cm Photography - 29.9 x 19.7 inch
Price upon request
Number 9
Carlotta Baldazzi
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$628 $565
Keeper of the Forest
Héléna Palazzi
Photography - 89 x 71 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35 x 28 x 0 inch
$1,010
Shield Maiden, II
Héléna Palazzi
Photography - 89 x 71 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35 x 28 x 0 inch
$1,010
Shield Maiden, III
Héléna Palazzi
Photography - 89 x 71 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35 x 28 x 0 inch
$1,010
Steve Martin 2007 (II)
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$3,000
Conversaciones #1
Giana De Dier
Photography - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,927
Malcolm X during his visit to enterprises owned by Black Muslims.
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
USA. Nevada and California. The Misfits, a film by John HUSTON. 1960 VI
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
USA. NYC. Marilyn Monroe.
Eve Arnold
Photography - 30.5 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 12 x 16 x 2 inch
$2,350
USA. Marilyn Monroe (USA). Actress & singer
Eve Arnold
Photography - 30.5 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 12 x 16 x 2 inch
$2,350
USA. Nevada and California.The Misfits, a film by John HUSTON.
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
USA. Los Angeles. Joan CRAWFORD (USA), Actress.
Eve Arnold
Photography - 30.5 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 12 x 16 x 2 inch
$2,350
USA. Illinois. Bement. US actress Marilyn Monroe during a public appearance.
Eve Arnold
Photography - 30.5 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 12 x 16 x 2 inch
$2,350
Marilyn Monroe, USA
Eve Arnold
Photography - 30.5 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 12 x 16 x 2 inch
$2,350
USA. Nevada. Reno. Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Misfits by John HUSTON
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
Mikhail Baryshnikov, American Ballet Theatre - NYC
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
Spain. Mallorca. Anthony QUINN and Anna KARINA on the set of Guy Green's The Magus.
Eve Arnold
Photography - 30.5 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 12 x 16 x 2 inch
$2,350
New York, Model, Drusilla Dru Beyfus.
Eve Arnold
Photography - 30.5 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 12 x 16 x 2 inch
$2,350
Sylvana Mangano (ITA), at the Museum of Modern Art, USA
Eve Arnold
Photography - 30.5 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 12 x 16 x 2 inch
$2,350
GB. Shepperton. Film Set Becket, Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton
Eve Arnold
Photography - 30.5 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 12 x 16 x 2 inch
$2,350
John and Angelica Huston (USA). 1968
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
USA. Nevada. US actress Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Misfits by John HUSTON.
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
USA. NYC. Black is Beautiful.
Eve Arnold
Photography - 30.5 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 12 x 16 x 2 inch
$2,350
USA. Nevada and California. The Misfits, a film by John HUSTON. 1960 V
Eve Arnold
Photography - 30.5 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 12 x 16 x 2 inch
$2,350
UAE. Dubai. Behind the Veil. II
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
UAE. Dubai. Behind the Veil.
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
USA. New York. American actress Marlene Dietrich.
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
James Brown; singer, being interviewed after a concert in the Apollo in Harlem where the slogan Black is Beautiful was introduced.
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
Isabella Rosellini during the filming of White Nights - Finland
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
Marilyn MONROE on the set of The Misfits - USA, Nevada, Reno
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
Sophia Loren with Charles Chaplin - GB. England . Film: Countess from Hong Kong.
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
Charlotte Stribling. USA. New York City USA.
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
USA. Nevada and California. The Misfits, a film by John HUSTON. 1960 III
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
USA. Nevada and California. The Misfits, a film by John HUSTON. 1960 II
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
USA. Arizona. James Stewart on the set of The flight of the phoenix.
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
Gwen Stefani - Anaheim Pond, Anaheim, CA II
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$3,000
Gwen Stefani - Anaheim Pond, Anaheim, CA
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$3,000
Quentin Tarantino - Hollywood Grill, Los Angeles, CA
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$3,000
Johnny Cash - Tennessee
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$3,000
Michael Jackson - LA Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA (II)
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$3,000
Michael Jackson - LA Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$3,000
Bob Marley at Berkshire Music Glen, (III)
Michael Grecco
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$3,000
Bob Marley at Berkshire Music Glen, (II)
Michael Grecco
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$3,000
William Macy - Poses for a Portrait on the Set of The Con - Los Angeles, CA
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$3,000
The Creation of Color (M)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
$5,000
The Creation of Color (S)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 45.7 x 45.7 cm Photography - 18 x 18 inch
$2,500
Bobby Simmons
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$3,000
David Byrne of the Talking Heads
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$3,000
James Caan on the Set of Vegas - Los Angeles, CA
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$3,000
Jolene Blalock
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$3,000
Lucy Liu - Holmby Hills, CA III
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$3,000
Jet Li - Los Angeles, California
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$3,000
Dwight Yoakam - San Antonio, Texas
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$3,000
Mel Brooks - Los Angeles, CA
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$3,000
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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 $1,020
Circus Acrobats
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 49 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch
$1,794
Her Softness
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,683 $1,027
L'envole I - préchauffage
Patricia Dubois
Painting - 93 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting - 36.6 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch
$2,468
Mickey Mouse Soldier
Belart Collective
Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$2,233
The Last Museum Guard at the Last Museum on Earth
Hernan Bas
Print - 49 x 35 cm Print - 19.3 x 13.8 inch
$1,346
Inventoriage biométrique
Gopal Dagnogo
Fine Art Drawings - 220 x 220 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 86.6 x 86.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,111
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.