Portrait Photography for Sale

Photography, El grupo (Colección La Bolsa Mágica), Sonja H Lukenic

El grupo (Colección La Bolsa Mágica)

Sonja H Lukenic

Photography - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$1,029

Photography, Covered by Forest, Svante Gullichsen

Covered by Forest

Svante Gullichsen

Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$2,183

Photography, Frida Kahlo I, Marcel Sternberger

Frida Kahlo I

Marcel Sternberger

Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.5 inch

$1,600

Photography, Self Portrait R, Damien Hirst

Self Portrait R

Damien Hirst

Photography - 21.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.5 x 10 x 0 inch

$2,173

Photography, Madone au chapelet, Mathilde Oscar

Madone au chapelet

Mathilde Oscar

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

$2,287 $2,059

Photography, Le Guet, Christelle Yambayisa

Le Guet

Christelle Yambayisa

Photography - 60 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,132

Photography, Jonathan anthology n° 107, Larry Clark

Jonathan anthology n° 107

Larry Clark

Photography - 13 x 18 x 0.1 cm Photography - 5.1 x 7.1 x 0 inch

$343

Photography, Sans titre 7, Aurélie Sarramon

Sans titre 7

Aurélie Sarramon

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

$412

Photography, River - Size M, Clara Diebler

River - Size M

Clara Diebler

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$572

Photography, These 2 photos were taken ...., Ben

These 2 photos were taken ....

Ben

Photography - 30 x 36 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch

$4,575

Photography, Lisa with Turban, NY, Horst P. Horst

Lisa with Turban, NY

Horst P. Horst

Photography - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$1,200

Photography, Fish and Chips, Nir Hadar

Fish and Chips

Nir Hadar

Photography - 74 x 116 x 2 cm Photography - 29.1 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,000

Photography, David Bowie The Cross -, Markus Klinko

David Bowie The Cross -

Markus Klinko

Photography - 150 x 148 x 7 cm Photography - 59.1 x 58.3 x 2.8 inch

$22,646

Photography, Rumble in the jungle, Axel Crieger

Rumble in the jungle

Axel Crieger

Photography - 120 x 160 x 7 cm Photography - 47.2 x 63 x 2.8 inch

$11,208

Photography, Miss.Tic - Eau Secours, Arnaud Baumann

Miss.Tic - Eau Secours

Arnaud Baumann

Photography - 60 x 40 x 5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 2 inch

$858

Photography, No81 Spirit Series, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

No81 Spirit Series

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 115 x 85 x 3.5 cm Photography - 45.3 x 33.5 x 1.4 inch

$4,163

Photography, Ready Going to the top - masque blanc 3/8, Joël Moens

Ready Going to the top - masque blanc 3/8

Joël Moens

Photography - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$6,954

Photography, Silence de Lumière (large print), Sinden Collier

Silence de Lumière (large print)

Sinden Collier

Photography - 76 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 24 x 0 inch

$2,287

Photography, King Mysterious, Rodrigo

King Mysterious

Rodrigo

Photography - 44.5 x 33.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.5 x 13.1 x 0 inch

$1,829

Photography, Low water, Cristina Fontsare

Low water

Cristina Fontsare

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

$915

Photography, Passion en chambre noire, Julie Peiffer

Passion en chambre noire

Julie Peiffer

Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$743

Photography, The Red Book, Tyler Shields

The Red Book

Tyler Shields

Photography - 114 x 152 x 1 cm Photography - 44.9 x 59.8 x 0.4 inch

$15,000

Photography, Bluesman on Beale, James Sparshatt

Bluesman on Beale

James Sparshatt

Photography - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$944

Photography, Another Day In Paradise, James Chiew

Another Day In Paradise

James Chiew

Photography - 120 x 250 x 7 cm Photography - 47.2 x 98.4 x 2.8 inch

$22,303

Photography, Les Yeux de..., D-A Woisard

Les Yeux de...

D-A Woisard

Photography - 40 x 40 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch

$1,258 $1,006

Photography, The age of joy, John Kenny

The age of joy

John Kenny

Photography - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,410

Photography, DisSimuLaTiO, Louis Blanc

DisSimuLaTiO

Louis Blanc

Photography - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$2,573

Photography, 90. Le bon, Bernard Pras

90. Le bon

Bernard Pras

Photography - 107 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 42.1 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$5,719

Photography, Latmul, Stuart Redler

Latmul

Stuart Redler

Photography - 88 x 122 x 0.1 cm Photography - 34.6 x 48 x 0 inch

$2,933

Photography, Carolyn Carlson 5, Claude Lê Anh

Carolyn Carlson 5

Claude Lê Anh

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

$343

Photography, Vanity of vanities, all is vanity, Christa David

Vanity of vanities, all is vanity

Christa David

Photography - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2 cm Photography - 48 x 36 x 0.8 inch

$5,375

Photography, The Devil - Format L, Deborah Zuanazzi

The Devil - Format L

Deborah Zuanazzi

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

$1,372

Photography, Warrior, Alain Lumbroso

Warrior

Alain Lumbroso

Photography - 70 x 50 x 5 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 2 inch

$3,717

Photography, Marilyn Monroe: The Last Sitting Portfolio 4, Bert Stern

Marilyn Monroe: The Last Sitting Portfolio 4

Bert Stern

Photography - 61 x 61 cm Photography - 24 x 24 inch

$30,000

Photography, Inaya, YouNs

Inaya

YouNs

Photography - 254 x 254 x 12.7 cm Photography - 100 x 100 x 5 inch

$8,578

Photography, Le Petit déjeuner, Camille Brasselet

Le Petit déjeuner

Camille Brasselet

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$1,258

Photography, Head in the Clouds, Dasha Pears

Head in the Clouds

Dasha Pears

Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$892

Photography, Find your clitoris II, Charlotte Abramow

Find your clitoris II

Charlotte Abramow

Photography - 21 x 16 cm Photography - 8.3 x 6.3 inch

$801

Photography, Yellow Dontot, Foodmasku

Yellow Dontot

Foodmasku

Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$1,258

Photography, Wheight on their shoulders, Jorg Karg

Wheight on their shoulders

Jorg Karg

Photography - 80 x 64 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,287

Photography, Photo de mode et chien Dalmatien : Aria, Claude Guillaumin

Photo de mode et chien Dalmatien : Aria

Claude Guillaumin

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

$2,059

Photography, Harvest Diptych, Stephen Roach

Harvest Diptych

Stephen Roach

Photography - 38.1 x 114.3 x 5.1 cm Photography - 15 x 45 x 2 inch

$2,400

Photography, Black Oil 2, Andrea Zvadova

Black Oil 2

Andrea Zvadova

Photography - 64 x 49 x 0.1 cm Photography - 25.2 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$801

Photography, Emulsion 12, Giuliano Bekor

Emulsion 12

Giuliano Bekor

Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.5 inch

$16,000

Photography, Untitled, Ebuka Michael

Untitled

Ebuka Michael

Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$921

Photography, Sight, Arnaud Ele

Sight

Arnaud Ele

Photography - 118.8 x 84 x 0.1 cm Photography - 46.8 x 33.1 x 0 inch

$915

Photography, Autoportrait II, Feng Hatat

Autoportrait II

Feng Hatat

Photography - 50 x 35 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

$686

Photography, Dolores Guinness, Slim Aarons

Dolores Guinness

Slim Aarons

Photography - 50.8 x 50.8 cm Photography - 20 x 20 inch

$2,173

Photography, Deep soul 232 B, Laurence Verney

Deep soul 232 B

Laurence Verney

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

$3,317

Photography, Fashion on the Street, Paris 1963, Uwe Ommer

Fashion on the Street, Paris 1963

Uwe Ommer

Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch

$1,430

Photography, James Bond, Castelloland in One of a Kind Hand Carved Frame, B&W Photograph, Paloma Castello

James Bond, Castelloland in One of a Kind Hand Carved Frame, B&W Photograph

Paloma Castello

Photography - 70.4 x 50.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.7 x 19.8 x 0.1 inch

$7,500

Photography, Terra Corpus #7, Sinistaj Mario

Terra Corpus #7

Sinistaj Mario

Photography - 40 x 30 x 1.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

$400

Photography, Le ranch, Clara Delaporte

Le ranch

Clara Delaporte

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

$1,144

Photography, Resignation - Size M, Idan Wizen

Resignation - Size M

Idan Wizen

Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$343

Photography, Pas de Photo!, Bruno Lecoq

Pas de Photo!

Bruno Lecoq

Photography - 29.7 x 42 cm Photography - 11.7 x 16.5 inch

$206

Photography, Hope, David Djian

Hope

David Djian

Photography - 80 x 53.33 x 0.2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 21 x 0.1 inch

$858

Photography, Gainsbourg Chez Castel, Jacques  Benaroch

Gainsbourg Chez Castel

Jacques Benaroch

Photography - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,516

Photography, Red point, Malick Kebe

Red point

Malick Kebe

Photography - 75 x 55 cm Photography - 29.5 x 21.7 inch

$1,029

Photography, Flower Offering, Nathalie Watson

Flower Offering

Nathalie Watson

Photography - 30.48 x 45.72 x 3 cm Photography - 12 x 18 x 1.2 inch

$4,918

Photography, Light In The Dark, Alexander Benz

Light In The Dark

Alexander Benz

Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

$526

Photography, Picasso Preside la Corrida - Frejus, 1962, Lucien Clergue

Picasso Preside la Corrida - Frejus, 1962

Lucien Clergue

Photography - 45.7 x 55.9 cm Photography - 18 x 22 inch

$12,000

Photography, Contemplation, Laurence Winram

Contemplation

Laurence Winram

Photography - 84.1 x 59.4 x 0.2 cm Photography - 33.1 x 23.4 x 0.1 inch

$655

Photography, I Love I 2, John Yuyi

I Love I 2

John Yuyi

Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.35 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,372

Photography, L'indien à la feuille, Géraldine Rué

L'indien à la feuille

Géraldine Rué

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

$975

Photography, Camo 42, Thandiwe Muriu

Camo 42

Thandiwe Muriu

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

$11,437

Photography, Nuit rouge, Philippe Martins

Nuit rouge

Philippe Martins

Photography - 90 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch

$972

Photography, Sphere of Life, #2238, Mixed-Media Collage, Natasha Zupan

Sphere of Life, #2238, Mixed-Media Collage

Natasha Zupan

Photography - 54 x 44 x 2.5 cm Photography - 21.25 x 17.32 x 1 inch

$1,600

Photography, Every single incident weighs tons (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence), Stefanie Schneider

Every single incident weighs tons (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence)

Stefanie Schneider

Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$629

Photography, Philippe, Gor Avetisyan

Philippe

Gor Avetisyan

Photography - 103 x 66 x 2 cm Photography - 40.6 x 26 x 0.8 inch

$2,059

Photography, Record no. 1, Daido Moriyama

Record no. 1

Daido Moriyama

Photography - 17 x 24 cm Photography - 6.7 x 9.4 inch

$1,716

Photography, Pigment, sweat and nothing else... III, Gersony Silva

Pigment, sweat and nothing else... III

Gersony Silva

Photography - 120 x 79 x 1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.1 x 0.4 inch

$2,287

Photography, Marilyn on the Roof, Ed Feingersh

Marilyn on the Roof

Ed Feingersh

Photography - 76.2 x 50.8 cm Photography - 30 x 20 inch

$1,018

Photography, Iggy Pop - La Villette 86, Pierre Terrasson

Iggy Pop - La Villette 86

Pierre Terrasson

Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$1,601

Photography, Sick Bacchus, after Caravaggio (Pictures of Magazine 2), Vik Muniz

Sick Bacchus, after Caravaggio (Pictures of Magazine 2)

Vik Muniz

Photography - 132 x 101.6 cm Photography - 52 x 40 inch

$37,000

Photography, Terrasse St Trop, Alain Daussin

Terrasse St Trop

Alain Daussin

Photography - 40 x 50 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 inch

$2,265

Photography, Mahumbi girl with ungava hairstyle variation. Humbi. Angola, Faie Davis

Mahumbi girl with ungava hairstyle variation. Humbi. Angola

Faie Davis

Photography - 61 x 58.5 x 26 cm Photography - 24 x 23 x 10.2 inch

$975

Photography, Blue Blondie, Mick Rock

Blue Blondie

Mick Rock

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

$2,259

Photography, Portrait of Indian Women, Alejandra Leon

Portrait of Indian Women

Alejandra Leon

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$915

Photography, Cinematography inspired Session #24, Grzegorz Sikorski

Cinematography inspired Session #24

Grzegorz Sikorski

Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$217

Photography, Ray Charles, Philippe Gras

Ray Charles

Philippe Gras

Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$1,087

Photography, Calligraphing en l'air #6, Cody Choi

Calligraphing en l'air #6

Cody Choi

Photography - 75 x 50 x 1.5 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

$2,046

Photography, WhatEyeAm VII, Emanuele Cucuzza

WhatEyeAm VII

Emanuele Cucuzza

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

$1,144

Photography, White Spirit I, Angélique

White Spirit I

Angélique

Photography - 50 x 40 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 inch

$1,716

Photography, Lost & Found, Maud Chalard

Lost & Found

Maud Chalard

Photography - 20 x 30 x 2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$457

Photography, Black Leopard #2, Brad Wilson

Black Leopard #2

Brad Wilson

Photography - 74 x 58 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.1 x 22.8 x 0 inch

$2,287

Photography, Hiding in the city, Paris - n°14, Pharmacy, Liu Bolin

Hiding in the city, Paris - n°14, Pharmacy

Liu Bolin

Photography - 90 x 120 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 inch

$16,584

Photography, Flammarion. Photograph intervened by the artists., Hunter & Gatti

Flammarion. Photograph intervened by the artists.

Hunter & Gatti

Photography - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

$1,080

Photography, Rolling VI, Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)

Rolling VI

Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$446

Photography, Anonymous Face, Darios Tossou

Anonymous Face

Darios Tossou

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.8 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.3 inch

$2,116

Photography, Lips collection, Mehdi Mirbagheri

Lips collection

Mehdi Mirbagheri

Photography - 70 x 70 x 0.5 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

$1,716

Photography, Don de soi XXVII, Feng Kaixuan

Don de soi XXVII

Feng Kaixuan

Photography - 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

$8,235

Photography, Adho Mukha Svanasana-Boulodrome, Sylvie Fraissard Karine Bergami

Adho Mukha Svanasana-Boulodrome

Sylvie Fraissard Karine Bergami

Photography - 40 x 53.5 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 21.1 x 0.8 inch

$572

Photography, Daily Bread - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print, Alain Le Garsmeur

Daily Bread - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print

Alain Le Garsmeur

Photography - 60 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$681

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 CuetoBrno del ZouRen Hang, Markus + Indrani, Jerome Liebling as well as Annina Roescheisen.

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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.