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Photographies for Sale

Temple II, Justin Pumfrey

Temple II

Justin Pumfrey

Photography - 24 x 20.1 x 0 inch

$1,432

Liz Pringle Refreshments in Jamaica, Slim Aarons

Liz Pringle Refreshments in Jamaica

Slim Aarons

Photography - 16.1 x 16.1 x 0 inch

$2,156

El dragón rojo, Maria Grau

El dragón rojo

Maria Grau

Photography - 22 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch

$885

Skull, Philippe Pasqua

Skull

Philippe Pasqua

Photography - 82.7 x 65 x 0.8 inch

$24,880

Frioul, José Nicolas

Frioul

José Nicolas

Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$1,990

Iggy Pop - La Villette 86, Pierre Terrasson

Iggy Pop - La Villette 86

Pierre Terrasson

Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$1,548

Hat, Astrid Krehan

Hat

Astrid Krehan

Photography - 31.5 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch

$3,649

Drift 18, Rowan Daly

Drift 18

Rowan Daly

Photography - 20 x 30 inch

$1,900

Abstraction désertique - Photographie désert du Néguev, Israël, Danielle Aspis

Abstraction désertique - Photographie désert du Néguev, Israël

Danielle Aspis

Photography - 14.2 x 25.2 x 0 inch

$1,244

Red box, Richard Caldicott

Red box

Richard Caldicott

Photography - 24 x 20 inch

$3,223

Moon Shin, Portrait à la cigarette, John Craven né Conte

Moon Shin, Portrait à la cigarette

John Craven né Conte

Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$3,207

Eden (1), Muriel Bordier

Eden (1)

Muriel Bordier

Photography - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.4 inch

$741

Creo lo que tu creas lo que yo creo (Identity Testimonies Series), Imanol Marrodán

Creo lo que tu creas lo que yo creo (Identity Testimonies Series)

Imanol Marrodán

Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$940

Blue Figure, Boong Hyun Choi

Blue Figure

Boong Hyun Choi

Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch

$3,207

Kasmi_19, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Kasmi_19

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 17.3 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$663

Automne Soleil, Arelys Photos

Automne Soleil

Arelys Photos

Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$995

Voodoo queen - Gods of Suburbia, Dina Goldstein

Voodoo queen - Gods of Suburbia

Dina Goldstein

Photography - 17.7 x 22.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,659

Hit by a bus, Norman Reedus

Hit by a bus

Norman Reedus

Photography - 8 x 10 x 0.4 inch

$1,659

Sunset 1, Dmytro Bilous

Sunset 1

Dmytro Bilous

Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$166 $149

Purple Circles, Kimi Stichova

Purple Circles

Kimi Stichova

Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$442

Prized Possessions, Thandiwe Muriu

Prized Possessions

Thandiwe Muriu

Photography - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch

$2,433

The boat, Serge Hamad

The boat

Serge Hamad

Photography - 36 x 48 x 0.1 inch

$2,250

Chapeau, Denis Morel

Chapeau

Denis Morel

Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$487

It is what it is, Jochen Cerny

It is what it is

Jochen Cerny

Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,764

Andy Warhol, New York, 1964, Ken Heyman

Andy Warhol, New York, 1964

Ken Heyman

Photography - 14 x 11.5 x 0.5 inch

$4,800

Les graminés, Arelys Photos

Les graminés

Arelys Photos

Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch

$995

Ayrton Senna, quel Regard. F1, Dominique Leroy

Ayrton Senna, quel Regard. F1

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$885

Oneday, Boss Arts 115

Oneday

Boss Arts 115

Photography - 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch

$1,106

Brighter Days, Brooke Shaden

Brighter Days

Brooke Shaden

Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$5,805

Mitchum, Bruce Pittman

Mitchum

Bruce Pittman

Photography - 39 x 26 x 2 inch

$1,200

Portrait of a lady I, Geert Lemmers

Portrait of a lady I

Geert Lemmers

Photography - 32 x 32 x 1 inch

$1,220

Portrait of a hijabi (POAH), Kamal Obat Photography

Portrait of a hijabi (POAH)

Kamal Obat Photography

Photography - 33.1 x 22.067 x 0.1 inch

$1,050

Sol Mallorca, Miguel Winograd

Sol Mallorca

Miguel Winograd

Photography - 43 x 36 x 0.1 inch

$2,000

Sexy Scot Sean Connery - James Bond 007, Bob Haswell

Sexy Scot Sean Connery - James Bond 007

Bob Haswell

Photography - 39.8 x 20.1 x 0 inch

$879

Marilyn Getting Ready To Go Out in New York (1955), Ed Feingersh

Marilyn Getting Ready To Go Out in New York (1955)

Ed Feingersh

Photography - 12.2 x 9.8 inch

$304

Sit and wait...., Alain Longeaud

Sit and wait....

Alain Longeaud

Photography - 47.2 x 37.8 x 0.2 inch

$3,483

Lampe chou Romanesco, Jean Valera

Lampe chou Romanesco

Jean Valera

Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,327

Entre chien et loup / S, Didier Cormillot

Entre chien et loup / S

Didier Cormillot

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$1,073

Look at me, Olha Stepanian

Look at me

Olha Stepanian

Photography - 31 x 31 inch

$1,850

Bluegetaway n.2, E. Ofza

Bluegetaway n.2

E. Ofza

Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,161

Hendrix Triptych, Robert Knight

Hendrix Triptych

Robert Knight

Photography - 17 x 36 x 2 inch

$3,200

Harlem rain, Alain Le Garsmeur

Harlem rain

Alain Le Garsmeur

Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch

$984

John Lennon sitting at cafe in Yonkers, NYC 1975, Bob Gruen

John Lennon sitting at cafe in Yonkers, NYC 1975

Bob Gruen

Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch

$3,100

People (Série), Sophie Patry

People (Série)

Sophie Patry

Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch

$1,106

Lucia and Tika, Cristina Fontsare

Lucia and Tika

Cristina Fontsare

Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,106

Sanctifié IV, Romain Liverato

Sanctifié IV

Romain Liverato

Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 2 inch

$1,327

Presa di coscienza sulla natura, Mario Giacomelli

Presa di coscienza sulla natura

Mario Giacomelli

Photography - 12.7 x 8.9 x 0 inch

$1,216

Alfa Romeo Glamour, Brian Duffy

Alfa Romeo Glamour

Brian Duffy

Photography - 16.1 x 24 x 0 inch

$2,488

Cube 3, Jean-Jacques Guionnet

Cube 3

Jean-Jacques Guionnet

Photography - 12.6 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch

$885

Does your Gucci make you happi?, Brendan North

Does your Gucci make you happi?

Brendan North

Photography - 20 x 16 inch

$1,500

Catherine Deneuve, France, Raymond Depardon

Catherine Deneuve, France

Raymond Depardon

Photography - 24 x 18 x 2 inch

$1,350

Le club des trois, Anthony Sala

Le club des trois

Anthony Sala

Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch

$265

Une Poignée de Lumière, Muriel Deumie

Une Poignée de Lumière

Muriel Deumie

Photography - 26.4 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$663

Teatime, Ralf Aubeck

Teatime

Ralf Aubeck

Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,825

Laura Talons, Pierre Boillon

Laura Talons

Pierre Boillon

Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,039

Angry Dockers, Arthur Steel

Angry Dockers

Arthur Steel

Photography - 13 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch

$990

Frond, Ben Cope

Frond

Ben Cope

Photography - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

$900

El Duende 16, Clara Cena

El Duende 16

Clara Cena

Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$940

Dior Paris, Bart Van Leeuwen

Dior Paris

Bart Van Leeuwen

Photography - 35 x 30 x 2 inch

$2,000

Greenland landscape, Grzegorz Sikorski

Greenland landscape

Grzegorz Sikorski

Photography - 22 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$276

Untitled XIII From the series chiromorphose, Nico Baixas / Gos-com-fuig

Untitled XIII From the series chiromorphose

Nico Baixas / Gos-com-fuig

Photography - 19.6 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch

$1,250

Run worker, run!, Idan Wizen

Run worker, run!

Idan Wizen

Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$498

Thunderball Casino James Bond 007, Alasdair MacGregor

Thunderball Casino James Bond 007

Alasdair MacGregor

Photography - 39.8 x 39.8 x 0 inch

$1,272

Parages 1- bancs -Dunkerque, Gil Michel

Parages 1- bancs -Dunkerque

Gil Michel

Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

$2,764

Le Selfie, Christophe Jacrot

Le Selfie

Christophe Jacrot

Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch

$3,539

White tiger #4, Brad Wilson

White tiger #4

Brad Wilson

Photography - 19.7 x 29.1 x 0 inch

$2,212

Audrey Hepburn, London 1951, Walter Carone

Audrey Hepburn, London 1951

Walter Carone

Photography - 18 x 24 x 2 inch

$1,350

Wrapped series untitled #2, Robert Mack

Wrapped series untitled #2

Robert Mack

Photography - 34 x 23 x 1 inch

$4,250

Black Beauty I, Léa Bon

Black Beauty I

Léa Bon

Photography - 28.5 x 18.9 x 0.1 inch

$6,000

Série des mètres, Arthur Di Nunzio

Série des mètres

Arthur Di Nunzio

Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch

$885

Free fallin, Larsen Sotelo

Free fallin

Larsen Sotelo

Photography - 22 x 30 inch

$1,700

The classroom, Magnus Wahman

The classroom

Magnus Wahman

Photography - 15.7 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,327

Melo-Mano, Rodrigo Etem

Melo-Mano

Rodrigo Etem

Photography - 40 x 26 x 0.1 inch

$1,500

Livre de liberté, Fabrice Quignette

Livre de liberté

Fabrice Quignette

Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,327

Down in Mexico, Rodrigo

Down in Mexico

Rodrigo

Photography - 20.9 x 13.8 x 0 inch

$1,935

Bleed # 202332, Paul Snell

Bleed # 202332

Paul Snell

Photography - 70.9 x 45.3 x 0 inch

$7,541

Your Joy is My Low, Brian Ziff

Your Joy is My Low

Brian Ziff

Photography - 24 x 24 inch

$2,250

Invitation, Yann Merran

Invitation

Yann Merran

Photography - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

$61

Naturaleza Suspendida 1, Santiago Carrera

Naturaleza Suspendida 1

Santiago Carrera

Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,493

Fallen Angel, Viktorija Pashuta

Fallen Angel

Viktorija Pashuta

Photography - 24 x 18 inch

$2,200

Black Baccara, Takuya Yamamoto

Black Baccara

Takuya Yamamoto

Photography - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

$2,654

ContemplatlO, Louis Blanc

ContemplatlO

Louis Blanc

Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,106

Alep, souk, Michel Eisenlohr

Alep, souk

Michel Eisenlohr

Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 inch

$1,106

Friday morning, six o'clock I, Mihaela Ivanova

Friday morning, six o'clock I

Mihaela Ivanova

Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$332

Neuma 06, Sarah Fujiwara

Neuma 06

Sarah Fujiwara

Photography - 39.4 x 28.1 x 0.8 inch

$4,755

Lost & found (3), Théo Gosselin

Lost & found (3)

Théo Gosselin

Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$2,433

Irene III Blumen, Irene Cruz

Irene III Blumen

Irene Cruz

Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 2 inch

$2,366

Stop the Bombing, Give Peace a Chance, Justin Chan

Stop the Bombing, Give Peace a Chance

Justin Chan

Photography - 47.2 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

$10,505

Norway 14, Raynald Najosky

Norway 14

Raynald Najosky

Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch

$663

Athena and Henry (Stay), from Ryan Gosling's memory sequence, Stefanie Schneider

Athena and Henry (Stay), from Ryan Gosling's memory sequence

Stefanie Schneider

Photography - 15 x 14.2 x 0 inch

$663

Untitled Story IV, Camille Brasselet

Untitled Story IV

Camille Brasselet

Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch

$1,493

Les Ruines Hantées de la Chapelle Saint-Antoine I, Gauthier Bouret

Les Ruines Hantées de la Chapelle Saint-Antoine I

Gauthier Bouret

Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

$829

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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