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Artist: Horst P. Horst (1906-1999)
Title: Coco Chanel, Paris, 1937
Year: 1937
Medium: Silver Gelatin Print
Size: 14 x 11 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Signed, titled, dated and annotated in pencil on the verso.
Notes: This portrait was created when Chanel was at the height of her power. It reveals a gentleness of lighting and a tenderness of expression. Horst’s image lacks her typical stolid appearance and reveals an intimate glimpse of a Chanel who is perhaps not completely sure of herself. She is comfortably embraced by the contours of the chair lending an air of relaxation and refinement with the delicate outline of her profile set against the satin upholstery. Horst sourced the Louis XVI-style chair inspired by a similar item he had seen in Chanel’s apartment at the Ritz. Simply dressed, but with her trademark bold jewelry, she holds her cigarette in a characteristically masculine way with a cropped haircut. Chanel was the epitome of modernity influencing women the world over and in Horst’s portrait, he reveals an intimate yet refined vision of the legend.
HORST P. HORST (1906-1999) One of the towering figures of 20th century fashion photography. Best known for his work with Vogue—who called him “photography’s alchemist”—Horst rose to prominence in Paris in the interwar years, publishing his first work with the magazine in 1931. In the decades that followed, Horst’s experimentations with radical composition, nudity, double exposures, and other avant-garde techniques would produce some of the most iconic fashion images ever, like Mainbocher Corset and Lisa with Harp (both 1939). As The New York Times once described, “Horst tamed the avant-garde to serve fashion.” Though associated most closely with fashion photography, Horst captured portraits of many of the 20th century’s brightest luminaries, dabbling with influences as far-ranging as Surrealism and Romanticism. “I like taking photographs, because I like life,” he once said. “And I love photographing people best of all.
- Creator:Horst P. Horst (1906-1999, German)
- Creation Year:Printed Later
- Dimensions:Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)Width: 11 in (27.94 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Fairfield, CT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU134219235122
Horst P. Horst
Horst P. Horst (born Horst Paul Albert Bohrmann) was one of the towering figures of 20th-century fashion photography.
Best known for his work with Vogue, who called him “photography’s alchemist," Horst rose to prominence in Paris in the interwar years, publishing his first work with the magazine in 1931. In the decades that followed, Horst’s experimentations with radical composition, nudity, double exposures and other avant-garde techniques would produce some of the most iconic fashion images ever, like Mainbocher Corset and Lisa with Harp (both 1939).
As the New York Times once described, “Horst tamed the avant-garde to serve fashion.” Though associated most closely with fashion photography, Horst captured portraits of many of the 20th century’s brightest luminaries, dabbling with influences as far-ranging as Surrealism and Romanticism.
“I like taking photographs because I like life,” Horst once said. “And I love photographing people best of all because most of all I love humanity.”
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