Gérard UférasAbraham Pelham Haute Couture - Model in white shirt, fine art photography, 19991999
1999
About the Item
- Creator:Gérard Uféras (1954, French)
- Creation Year:1999
- Dimensions:Height: 31.5 in (80 cm)Width: 47.25 in (120 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Framing:Framing Options Available
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Vienna, AT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: G13072019394
Gérard Uféras
Through his camera lens, photographer Gérard Uféras offers a rarified backstage pass to the world’s top operas, ballets and fashion shows. Described as a storyteller and magician, Uféras shoots contemporary, figurative photographs that evoke sensuality, mystery, elegance and grace, with a rich sense of humanism.
Born in Paris, in 1954, Uféras was introduced to photography at the tender age of eight, when he began using his father’s cameras. At 11 years old, he was a regular visitor to Paris’s museums, soaking in all aspects of the arts, culture and history.
Although Uféras’s passion for photography began at an early age, it wasn’t until he was 28 — when he was working in a retail shop selling jeans — that he decided to pursue it as a professional career. “I simply didn’t know what I was doing with my life,” he has said. “For a few years at that point, I had a job that didn’t bring me any joy. . . . I realized that if I don’t do something to change my life, I will die working in that shop, so it was really a ‘matter of life’ decision.”
Despite being largely self-taught, Uféras’s natural photographic talent soon caught the eyes of French newspaper editors. He began his career as a photojournalist in 1984, working for the daily Libération, and in 1986, he became a founding member of the VU photo agency. Then, in 1988, Uféras’s watershed moment came when he was invited backstage to photograph at The Palais Garnier. Since then, he has captured stunning portraits and still-lifes at opera houses and ballet performances across Europe.
Similarly, Uféras has been given carte-blanche access to major fashion houses such as Givenchy and Dior, resulting in beautifully shot, candid photographs of unposed models.
Throughout his career, Uféras’s black-and-white and color photographs have been featured in numerous international publications, including Le Monde, the New York Times, Beaux Arts magazine, Paris Match and L’Express. His works are in the collections in several major museums, such as The National Gallery in London, the Musée de l’Elysée (Photo Elysée) in Lausanne, the Multimedia Art Museum in Moscow and the Maison Européenne de la Photographie and the Bibliothèque Nationale de France in Paris.
On 1stDibs, find a range of Gérard Uféras photography.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Vienna, Austria
- Return PolicyThis item cannot be returned.
- Cindy Crawford - in revealing black gown in a street, fine art photography, 1990By Arthur ElgortLocated in Vienna, ATOther sizes and high end framing on request. PREISS FINE ARTS is one of the world’s leading galleries for fine art photography representing the most famous contemporary artists. T...Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
MaterialsSilver Gelatin
- Helena Christensen, Safe Sex Campaign, Supermodel Posing with Exposed BackBy Michel ComteLocated in Vienna, ATAll prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request. All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certificate of authenticity from the gallery. In 1993, star photographer Michel Comte created a series of iconic images with supermodel Helena Christensen...Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
MaterialsSilver Gelatin
- Theatre royal de la Monnaie, Brussels, Belgium - musican playing the double bassBy Gérard UférasLocated in Vienna, ATOther sizes and high end framing on request. PREISS FINE ARTS is one of the world’s leading galleries for fine art photography representing the most famous contemporary artists. Ge...Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
MaterialsSilver Gelatin
- Gianfranco Ferre Pret a Porter, Milan - model in a romantic dress with a roseBy Gérard UférasLocated in Vienna, AT'Gianfranco Ferre Pret a Porter, Milan' gives the view of a model in a romantic dress from behind. The back of the dress is covered with a white rose an...Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
MaterialsSilver Gelatin
- Sky Nellor, Crosby Street, NYC - Devil in Leather, Fine Art Photography, 2004By Sante D´ OrazioLocated in Vienna, ATAll prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request. All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certificate of authenticity from the gallery. Sky Nellor is a famous actress, model, and TV show host of the late '90s. Sante D'Orazio shot this full-body portrait of her in Crosby Street...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
MaterialsSilver Gelatin
- Gossip - sensual portrait of two models in masks, fine art photography, 2003By Ellen von UnwerthLocated in Vienna, ATAll prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request. All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certific...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
MaterialsSilver Gelatin
- Lawrence Fried - Apollo Theatre NYC, Photography 1950, Printed AfterBy Lawrence FriedLocated in Greenwich, CTGelatin-silver print The Apollo Theatre on West 125th Street in Harlem New York, circa 1950s. Available Sizes: 12" x 16” Edition of 25 16” x 20” Edition of 25 20" x 24” Edition of ...Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
MaterialsSilver Gelatin
- Handcuffed, New York City, Police 1970s Documentary Street PhotographyBy Leonard FreedLocated in New york, NYHandcuffed, New York City, 1978 is a 14" x 11" black and white lifetime print by Leonard Freed. Signed verso (back of photo) by Leonard Freed, with Freed's copyright stamp also verso, the image appears in Leonard Freed's seminal book "Police Work," published in 1980. For several years in the 1970s Leonard Freed worked alongside the New York police...Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
MaterialsPhotographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
- Mercer Street, 1992By Todd BurrisLocated in Hudson, NYListing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition of 1 of 10 If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced upon purchase. Please allow two weeks for production. Shipping time depends on method of shipping. Price is subject to availability. The Robin Rice Gallery reserves the right to adjust this price depending on the current edition of the photograph This exhibition is a visual dance of contradictions. Whimsical and sophisticated. Stylistic and simple. Studied and carefree. That’s what emerges when you take a photojournalist by study, fashion photographer by trade and fine artist by instinct and leave him alone with his camera and a muse. Burris’ work is influenced by his early career spent working with fashion photographer Bill King and inspired by the decisive moment made known by the Henri Cartier Bresson. He defies the confines of either discipline. It is not fashion photography, which is by nature produced, but rather purely spontaneous. Todd left the world of fashion photography after building his own career in Milan and New York to go to LA and find his niche. He embraced his fascination with flea markets and penchant for discarded items that wouldn’t ever be chosen because they were trendy but because they were interesting. Burris packed his 1979 white Pontiac station wagon with his finds. When he came upon a stage that fit the props, he called on his muses and created a visual story on the spur of a moment. The collection of black and white images conveys a sense of effervescence and Élan. It includes photographs from Burris' time in Los Angeles as well as earlier experimental work in Milan and New York City. Anything but superficial, the invitational image, "Paget #1" challenges the traditional symmetry of beauty. We see a dramatic close up of a woman’s face, her intense eyes framed by the stark contrast between her porcelain skin and jet black hair. The lighting is such that her face is divided by shadow, one half dark and mysterious, the other half light and classically beautiful. The effect is deeply engaging. The viewer doesn’t know when the photo was taken but you want to know more. In “Mercer Street...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
MaterialsSilver Gelatin
- Two Leopards Spotted, Chicago 1974, Brookfield Zoo, Signed and Framed.By Art ShayLocated in Chicago, ILStreet photography was a passion of Art's and it shows in this delightful shot taken at Brookfield Zoo in 1974. The photograph is signed on the bottom right hand corner. It is matted with a heavy white mat and framed in a simple black metal frame. Art Shay Two Leopards...Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
MaterialsSilver Gelatin
- Tyler Shields - Chateau, Photography 2020, Printed AfterBy Tyler ShieldsLocated in Greenwich, CTSeries: Historical Fiction Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 20" x 15" 30" x 22.5" 40" x 30" 60" x 45" 72" x 56" 84" x 63" Editions of...Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
MaterialsLuster, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, Silver Gelatin
- Tyler Shields - The Goddesses of Olympia, Photography 2020, Printed AfterBy Tyler ShieldsLocated in Greenwich, CTSeries: Fairytale Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 15" x 20” 30” X 40" 45" X 60" 56" X 72" 63" X 84" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs...Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
MaterialsLuster, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, Silver Gelatin
