The stage has always been a place where beauty, drama, and transcendence converge. This curated selection brings together masters of Fine Art Photography who translate the fleeting world of opera, ballet, and theatre into enduring works of art. Like the curtain call at the end of a performance, these images capture both the culmination and the memory of what has passed — moments of artistry preserved for eternity.
“En coulisse de La belle au bois dormant de Rudolf Noureyev, Ballet de l’Opéra National de Paris”
by GÉRARD UFÉRAS
limited edition of 2
Arthur Elgort, famed for his effortless blending of fashion and fine art, offers rare glimpses into the disciplined yet delicate world of the Vaganova Academy. His portraits of young dancers and intimate studies of legends such as Ulyana Lopatkhina reveal not only technical mastery, but the poetry of movement itself. Each photograph feels like a bow at the end of a performance, graceful and unrepeatable.
“Ulyana Lopathkina, Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet 1999” by ARTHUR ELGORT
limited edition of 10
Tyler Shields provides a bold, contemporary counterpoint. His stripped-down ballet studies — shoes, balance, strength — reduce dance to its purest essence. In these images, the drama lies not in the costume or the stage, but in the distilled tension between fragility and resilience. For today’s collectors, Shields’ works speak to the future of performance, reimagined through the lens of conceptual art.
“Chanel Ballet” & “Pointe” by TYLER SHIELDS
limited edition of 3
Mark Seliger, celebrated for his iconic portraits, reminds us that theatre extends far beyond the opera house. His unforgettable images — like Jerry Seinfeld staged in surreal theatricality — reveal the play of identity, wit, and presence. Seliger captures the actor in every artist, the drama in every gesture, turning portraiture itself into a stage.
“Jerry Seinfeld as Tin Woodman from The Wizzard of Oz, Los Angeles 1998” by MARK SELIGER
limited edition of 5
Gérard Uféras, the great poet of opera and ballet, offers an intimate counterbalance. His long-term projects at the Bolshoi, La Scala, and Europe’s most revered theatres are both chronicles and love letters. Whether backstage in rehearsal or under the grand chandeliers, Uféras’ photographs carry the hushed intensity of anticipation, the very heartbeat of performance. His works are more than images; they are cultural memory, eternal curtain calls for the great stages of the world.
“Gran Teatro La Fenice, Venise Italie 1992 III, Un Fantôme à L’Opéra” by GÉRARD UFÉRAS
limited edition of 2
“Arena di Verona, Italie, 1992 I, Un Fantôme à L’Opéra” by GÉRARD UFÉRAS
limited edition of 2
Timothy White, with his refined cinematic eye, adds yet another layer to this ode. His portraits of legendary figures underscore the theatricality of personality itself, blurring the line between the stage and real life. In his work, every subject takes a bow, every glance becomes a performance.
“Three Tenors” by TIMOTHY WHITE
limited edition of 25
Together, these artists present more than photographs. They create a dialogue between tradition and modernity, between stage and life, between the ephemeral and the eternal. Curtain Call: An Ode to the Stage at PREISS FINE ARTS is not only a Selection of fine art photography, but a celebration of theatre’s most precious gift: the transformation of a fleeting performance into an everlasting work of art.
“Baryshnikov with Uma Thurman 1987” by ARTHUR ELGORT
limited edition of 10
