Photography
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 Newton, Larry 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.
price,501:1000
facet,10503*Oeuvres d’artistes best sellers|icon-bestsellers*bestsellers
facet,10503*Artworks by best-selling artists|icon-bestsellers*bestsellers
facet,10503*Obras de los artistas más vendidos|icon-bestsellers*obras-de-los-artistas-mas-vendidos
facet,10503*Werke von Bestseller-Künstlern|icon-bestsellers*werke-von-kunstlern-bestseller
facet,10503*Œuvres d’artistes best sellers|icon-bestsellers*bestsellers
price,1001:5000
facet,10500*Oeuvres d'artistes émergents|icon-youngtalents*jeunes-talents
facet,10500*Young Talents|icon-youngtalents*youngtalents
facet,10500*Obras de artistas emergentes|icon-youngtalents*obras-de-artistas-emergentes
facet,10500*Werke aufstrebender Künstler|icon-youngtalents*werke-von-jungen-kunstlern
category,6*Peinture*peinture
category,6*Painting*painting
category,6*Pintura*pintura
category,6*Gemälde*gemalde
price,5001:10000
price,500
facet,8259*Nos recommandations|icon-recommendations*recommandations
facet,8259*Our recommendations|icon-recommendations*recommendations
facet,8259*Nuestras recomendaciones|icon-recommendations*nuestras-recomendaciones
facet,8259*unsere Empfehlungen|icon-recommendations*unsere-empfehlungen
facet,10497*Artworks by famous artists|icon-masterpieces*masterpieces
facet,10497*Oeuvres d'artistes célèbres|icon-masterpieces*artistes-celebres
facet,10497*Werke berühmter Künstler|icon-masterpieces*werke-beruhmter-kunstler
facet,10497*Obras de artistas famosos|icon-masterpieces*obras-de-artistas-famosos
facet,11991*Grands Maitres|icon-masterartists*grands-maitres
facet,11991*Master Artists|icon-masterartists*masterartists
facet,11991*Maestros artistas|icon-masterartists*maestros-artistas
facet,11991*Große Meister|icon-masterartists*grosse-meister
facet,1629*Abstraite*abstraite
facet,1629*Abstract*abstract
facet,1629*abstrakt*abstrakt
facet,1629*abstracto*abstracto
category,5*Sculpture*sculpture
category,5*Skulpturen*skulptur
category,5*Escultura*escultura
facet,11997*Neue bemerkenswerte Künstler|icon-new-remarquable-artists*neue-bemerkenswerte-kunstler
facet,11997*Nouveaux artistes à découvrir|icon-new-remarquable-artists*nouveaux-artistes-a-decouvrir
facet,11997*New \u0026 remarkable Artists|icon-new-remarquable-artists*new-remarquable-artists
facet,11997*Artistas nuevos y destacados|icon-new-remarquable-artists*artistas-nuevos-y-destacados
facet,1635*arte callejero*arte-callejero
facet,1635*Street art*street-art
facet,1635*Straßenkunst*street-art
facet,8274*Moyen (\u003c 115 x 115 cm)|medium*moyen
category,9*Photographie*photographie
category,9*Photography*photography
category,9*Fotografien*fotografie
category,9*Fotografía*fotografia
facet,8277*Grand (\u003c 200 x 200 cm)|large*grand
facet,1686*Pop Art*pop-art
facet,1686*Pop-Art*pop-art
facet,1686*Arte pop*arte-pop
facet,8277*Large (\u003c 200 x 200 cm)|large*large
facet,8277*Large (\u003c 80 x 80 inch)|large*large
facet,1671*Landscape*nature
facet,1671*Natur*natur
facet,1671*Paysage*nature
facet,1671*Naturaleza*naturaleza
category,23*Dessin*dessin
category,23*Fine Art Drawings*drawing
category,23*Zeichnungen*zeichnung
category,23*Dibujo*dibujo
facet,8301*Special offers|icon-promotions*promotions
facet,8301*Trabajos en promoción|icon-promotions*trabajos-en-promocion
facet,8301*Special Offers|icon-promotions*vergunstigte-werke
facet,8301*Oeuvres en promotion|icon-promotions*promotions
facet,1644*Retrato*retrato
facet,1644*Portrait*portrait
facet,1644*Porträt*portrat
facet,1641*Nude*nude
facet,1641*Nus*nus
facet,1641*Akt*akte
facet,1641*desnudos*desnudos
category,15*Edition*edition
category,15*Print*print
category,15*Drucke*editionen
category,15*Edición*edicion
facet,11697*Figuratif*figuratif
facet,11697*Figurative*figurative
facet,11697*Figurativ*figurativ
facet,11697*Figurativo*figurativo
facet,1830*Paysage|landscape*orientation-paysage
facet,1830*Landscape|landscape*orientation-landscape
facet,1830*Landschaft|landscape*orientation-landschaft
facet,1830*Paisaje|landscape*orientation-paisaje
facet,8274*Medium (\u003c 45 x 45 inch)|medium*medium
facet,8274*Medium (\u003c 115 x 115 cm)|medium*medium
facet,1827*Portrait|portrait*orientation-portrait
facet,1827*Hochformat|portrait*orientation-portrat
facet,1827*Retrato|portrait*orientation-retrato
facet,1680*Animaux*animaux
facet,1680*Tiere*tiere
facet,1680*Animal*animal
facet,1680*Animales*animales
facet,8280*Très grand (\u003e 200 x 200 cm)|very-large*tres-grand
facet,8280*Très grand (\u003e 80 x 80 inch)|very-large*tres-grand
facet,1674*Everyday life*everyday-life
facet,1674*Scène de vie*scene-de-vie
facet,1674*Alltagsszenen*alltagsszenen
facet,1674*Escena de la vida*escena-de-la-vida
category,24*Design*design
category,24*Diseño*diseno
price,1000:501
facet,8271*Petit (\u003c 50 x 50 cm)|small*petit
facet,1659*Flora*flora
facet,1659*Flore*flore
facet,1659*Floral*floral
facet,1659*Flores*flores
price,50001
facet,11634*Pop culture Street-artistes*pop-culture-street-artistes
facet,11634*Popkultur Straßenkünstler*popkultur-strassenkunstler
facet,11634*Pop Culture Street Artists*pop-culture-street-artists
facet,11634*Cultura pop Street-artistas*cultura-pop-street-artistas
facet,12220*Artistes Français*artistes-francais
facet,12220*French artists*french-artists
facet,12220*Französisch Künstler*franzosisch-kunstler
facet,12220*Artistas franceses*artistas-franceses
facet,1668*Noir et blanc*noir-et-blanc
facet,1668*Black and white*black-and-white
facet,1668*Schwarz und weiß*schwarz-und-weiss
facet,1668*Blanco y negro*blanco-y-negro
facet,1632*Architecture*architecture
facet,1632*Die Architektur*die-architektur
facet,1632*Arquitectura*arquitectura
facet,108*oil*oil
facet,108*huile*huile
facet,108*al oleo*al-oleo
facet,108*Öl*ol
facet,126*acrylique*acrylique
facet,126*acrylic*acrylic
facet,126*Acryl-*acryl
facet,126*acrílico*acrilico
facet,8280*Very large (\u003e 80 x 80 inch)|very-large*very-large
facet,8280*Very large (\u003e 200 x 200 cm)|very-large*very-large
facet,1650*Urban Landscape*urban-landscape
facet,1650*Paysage urbain*paysage-urbain
facet,1650*Städtische Landschaft*stadtische-landschaft
facet,1650*Paisaje urbano*paisaje-urbano
Françoise Spiekermeier
Zara, la soeur d'Albica, Grozny, Tchétchénie, 2022
29.5 x 19.7 inch
Photography
$1,610
Damián Siqueiros
Pies pa' que los quiero si tengo alas pa' volar, 2012
35 x 24 inch
Photography
$4,500
Ron Galella
Michael Jackson, Mohamed Ali and wife Veronica NYC 1977, 2019
19.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
Photography
$5,260
Heidler & Heeps
Tape Collection 'All That Glitters is Golden', 2021
23.6 x 37 x 0 inch
Photography
$875
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