Galerie Jean Denis Walter

What Galerie Jean Denis Walter does

Galerie Jean Denis Walter is a French art photography gallery operated by J-D WALTER, SASU, a private limited company founded in 2013 and headquartered in Le Perreux-sur-Marne in the Paris region. The gallery commercializes limited edition sports photography prints under French art law (Article 98A of Annex III of the CGI), which caps each artwork at 30 signed and numbered copies across all formats and supports. The catalog spans decades of iconic sporting moments — including the 1998 FIFA World Cup ('Les yeux dans les bleus' series by Stéphane Meunier), Roland Garros, Paris 2024 Olympics (notably Jérôme Brouillet's 'The Golden Moment' of Gabriel Medina at Teahupoo and Bilal Aouffen's 'Rue Lepic'), and documentary series on traditional wrestling in India (Kushti) and Kinshasa — represented by photographers such as Neil Leifer, Lionel Hahn, Corinne Dubreuil, and Alain Schroeder.

The core product is signed, numbered photographic prints printed on archival paper (Hahnemühle Fine Art primarily; Ilford Galerie for some series) under artist supervision, sold in formats from 20x30cm to 120x180cm. Pricing is tiered: open-edition signed prints run from €150 to €1,600; small-format limited editions (8–10 copies) range from €440 to €990; medium-format limited editions from €1,100 to €10,000; and large-format unique or near-unique editions (1–5 copies) reach €7,700 to €30,000. An optional custom framing service, arranged through partner workshops, is offered as an add-on billed separately.

The business model is direct-to-consumer e-commerce with worldwide shipping and insurance, supplemented by email alerts for availability, organic social presence on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, and SEO. The customer base is bifurcated: art collectors and sports photography enthusiasts form the primary segment, with interior designers and corporate clients as a secondary B2B channel. The operation is a five-person micro-enterprise with a €10,000 SASU share capital, no external investors, and no disclosed revenue or funding history.

Name

Galerie Jean Denis Walter

Legal name

J-D WALTER, SASU

Website

https://jeandeniswalter.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Galerie Jean Denis Walter is a French online art gallery (founded 2013, 5 employees, Le Perreux-sur-Marne) that sells limited edition signed sports photography prints — capped at 30 copies per artwork under French art law — to individual collectors and corporate clients worldwide.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Art Gallery - Limited Edition Sports Photography

NAICS

Art Dealers (45992), Photographic Services (54192), Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (711410)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sports Art, Prints & Photography Retail (CRAMAOAG)

Keywords

• Limited edition photography
• Sports art prints
• Fine art photography
• Photographic gallery
• Numbered art prints

Headquarters

HQ city

Le Perreux-sur-Marne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Limited Edition Art Photography Sales: The gallery commercializes art photographs as limited editions per French law (art.98A of the annex III of CGI), which defines art photographs as those taken by the artist, printed under their control, signed and numbered within a limit of thirty copies, all formats and supports combined. Revenue is generated through one-time sales of physical art prints in various sizes and formats.

Pricing tiers

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Core offering

Galerie Jean Denis Walter is an online art gallery that sells limited-edition sports photography prints as numbered, signed, and certified art photographs in compliance with French art law (Article 98A of Annex III of the CGI), which caps editions at 30 copies across all formats and supports. The gallery curates works from a roster of established sports photographers documenting FIFA World Cup, Roland Garros, Olympic Games, surfing, and traditional wrestling events, and offers optional custom framing as an add-on service.

Product overview

Galerie Jean-Denis Walter is an online art gallery specializing in limited edition sports photography prints. The gallery represents numerous photographers and sells their works as limited editions (maximum 30 copies per artwork across all formats, per French art law), printed on archival paper (primarily Hahnemühle Fine Art) under artist supervision. The collection is organized into themed series including the extensive 'Les yeux dans les bleus' (1998 World Cup behind-the-scenes), Olympic Games photography, Teahupoo surf series, and traditional wrestling documentation from India (Kushti) and Congo (Catch). The gallery also offers optional custom framing services. All prints are signed, numbered, and certified, with prices ranging from approximately €150 for open-edition smaller prints to €30,000 for unique large-format limited editions.

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Products and services

• Limited Edition Photography Prints (Tirages d'art) Limited edition photographic prints (maximum 30 copies across all formats per artwork), signed and numbered by the artist, printed under the artist's control on archival paper, covering iconic sports moments from the Olympics, FIFA World Cup, Roland Garros tennis, and other international competitions. Targeted at art collectors and photography enthusiasts.
• Rue Lepic - Paris 2024 Olympics

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Direct peers

• Iconic Images: London-based photography gallery and agency representing iconic celebrity, music, and sports photography as limited editions — directly comparable in the limited-edition sports photography niche that Galerie Jean-Denis Walter operates in.
• M&M Gallery: UK-based gallery dedicated to limited edition sports art and photography; closely comparable in niche specialization on sports subjects and limited-edition print sales.
• Polka Galerie: Paris-based photography gallery exhibiting and selling fine art photographic prints by leading international photographers; comparable as a French photography gallery retailing signed limited editions.
• Fosse Gallery: UK gallery dedicated to limited edition sports and music photography; directly comparable as a specialist competitor in the same niche with overlapping photographer roster and audience.
• Galerie Thierry Bigaignon: Paris photography gallery specializing in signed, limited-edition fine art photography prints from contemporary photographers; directly comparable in product format, edition discipline, and Paris base.
• Limited Edition Sports Art: Online retailer of limited edition sports photography and fine art prints; directly comparable as a DTC specialist in signed, numbered sports photography.

Broad incumbents

• Magnum Photos: Iconic photography cooperative with a global gallery and print sales program; comparable in selling limited-edition photographic prints by renowned photographers, but at much greater scale and brand recognition.
• Peter Fetterman Gallery: Well-established photography gallery in Santa Monica selling limited-edition fine art prints by historic and contemporary photographers; comparable in print format and collector market, though broader in subject matter than sports.
• Howard Greenberg Gallery: New York photography gallery with decades-long track record in secondary market and limited-edition photographic print sales; comparable as an established photography gallery but with broader subject focus.
• Artcurial: Major Paris-based auction house that regularly auctions limited-edition sports and documentary photography; comparable as a French channel through which the same collector base acquires sports photography, representing competitive price discovery.

Market position

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Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

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Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/115673725291854
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/galerie-jean-denis-walter
• Instagraminstagram.com/galeriejeandeniswalter

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