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, Pirogue, Diane Bellier

Pirogue

Diane Bellier

Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$238

Photography, Introspection #5, M.A. Roziq

Introspection #5

M.A. Roziq

Photography - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$4,167

Photography, Hands, Sara Zak

Hands

Sara Zak

Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch

$7,738

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

$1,929

Photography, We are fire 3, Raul Diaz

We are fire 3

Raul Diaz

Photography - 10.7 x 16.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 4.2 x 6.5 x 0 inch

$714

Photography, Blind Devotion, Jaroslav

Blind Devotion

Jaroslav

Photography - 90 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$5,953

Photography, 168.05.12, Kampert Klaus

168.05.12

Kampert Klaus

Photography - 55 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 21.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$2,024

Photography, Sunny line, Lesya Rozova

Sunny line

Lesya Rozova

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.01 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$804

Photography, J'accuse, Dwayne Martin

J'accuse

Dwayne Martin

Photography - 45.7 x 40.6 cm Photography - 18 x 16 inch

$952

Photography, Abandon, Maximilien Diaz

Abandon

Maximilien Diaz

Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$952

Photography, Christmas, Plinio Martelli

Christmas

Plinio Martelli

Photography - 48 x 33 x 0.1 cm Photography - 18.9 x 13 x 0 inch

$714

Photography, Hat, Guillaume Girardot

Hat

Guillaume Girardot

Photography - 80 x 59.9 x 0.5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$1,488

Photography, Fission 2, Yang Wang

Fission 2

Yang Wang

Photography - 120 x 64 cm Photography - 47.2 x 25.2 inch

$5,357

Photography, Mythology, Nobuyoshi Araki

Mythology

Nobuyoshi Araki

Photography - 107 x 81 x 0.2 cm Photography - 42.1 x 31.9 x 0.1 inch

$26,191

Photography, My Details, Kofi Agorsor

My Details

Kofi Agorsor

Photography - 152.4 x 121.9 x 10.2 cm Photography - 60 x 48 x 4 inch

$7,200

Photography, Lady on Raft, Tran Huy Hoan

Lady on Raft

Tran Huy Hoan

Photography - 76.2 x 104.1 x 0.6 cm Photography - 30 x 41 x 0.25 inch

$4,000

Photography, A vendre, Elina Perrotin

A vendre

Elina Perrotin

Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$357

Photography, La honte, Sarkis

La honte

Sarkis

Photography - 12 x 21 cm Photography - 4.7 x 8.3 inch

$417

Photography, Queuleuleu, Gum

Queuleuleu

Gum

Photography - 52 x 39 cm Photography - 20.5 x 15.4 inch

$199

Photography, Photo numero 1, Mr Stewood

Photo numero 1

Mr Stewood

Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$381

Photography, La Vénus de Milo, Ken Yang

La Vénus de Milo

Ken Yang

Photography - 60 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$4,167

Photography, Soru (7), Olga Tobreluts

Soru (7)

Olga Tobreluts

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

$1,191

Photography, Expire, June Stolian

Expire

June Stolian

Photography - 75 x 50 x 3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,786

Photography, Grace, Jiri Kolár

Grace

Jiri Kolár

Photography - 27.3 x 21.7 x 3 cm Photography - 10.7 x 8.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,905

Photography, Lady 3D, Philippe Ciselure

Lady 3D

Philippe Ciselure

Photography - 80 x 77 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 30.3 x 0 inch

$1,426

Photography, White 5, Benjamin Skinner

White 5

Benjamin Skinner

Photography - 146 x 95 cm Photography - 57.5 x 37.4 inch

$7,143

Photography, Arles 23-12(A), Matt Frenot

Arles 23-12(A)

Matt Frenot

Photography - 40 x 32 x 0.02 cm Photography - 15.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$583

Photography, Zach à Caro, Zach

Zach à Caro

Zach

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

$214

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