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Period: 1940s
Artist: Horst P. Horst
Lisa on Silk, New York, 1940 - Horst P. Horst (Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
Horst P Horst (1906-1999) (Black and White Photography) Lisa on Silk, New York, 1940 Signed on reverse Silver gelatin print 14 x 11 inches Horst was a perfectionist who raised the s...
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1940s Art

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Silver Gelatin

Carmen Face Massage, New York
Located in Wilton, CT
Photo from Horst's book Horst: Sixty Years of Photography. Paper measures 14 x 11 image is 11.5 x 9.
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1940s Art

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Photographic Paper

N.Y. Still Life I
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Horst began his photography career in 1931 working for Paris Vogue. Shortly after he succeeded his friend and mentor, George Hoyningen-Huene, as head photographer of Vogue's photo studios. It was during the 1930's that Horst established his trademark style, which incorporated dramatic lighting and an unparalleled eye for grace that enabled Horst to create images that portray his subjects as emblems of elegance. In his portrait of Coco Chanel, one of his most famous images, he captures a woman who was rarely photographed, and creates a striking composition with her regal profile and the exquisite chair. 
For sixty years, Horst photographed...
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1940s Art

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Silver Gelatin

Checkered Coat, Jean Patchett, 1949
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer on the recto and verso
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1940s Art

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Platinum

Balenciaga Checkered Suit, Jean Patchett, 1949
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Horst P. Horst 1906-1999 Balenciaga Checkered Suit, Jean Patchett, 1949 Signed, titled and dated in pencil on verso Platinum/Palladium Print Image: 9-1/2" x 7-1/2", Paper: 14" x 11",...
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1940s Art

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Platinum

Goya Fashion: Mrs. Stanley Mortimer, Jr. and Mrs. Desmond Fitzgerald, Balenciaga
Located in New York, NY
Although credited by their married names at the time of publication, both subjects would re-marry and became better known as Babe Paley, the stylish socialite and “swan” of Truman Ca...
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Modern 1940s Art

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Silver Gelatin

Surreal Beauty Cream, New York
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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1940s Art

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Photographic Paper

Papaver Orientale (Oriental Poppy)
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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1940s Art

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Photographic Paper

Pollard Willow, Teheran, Persia, Iran
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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1940s Art

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Photographic Paper

Abode of Joy, The Ruins of Farahabad, Iran
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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1940s Art

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Photographic Paper

Birthday Gloves, New York
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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1940s Art

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Photographic Paper

Muriel Maxwell, New York
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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1940s Art

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Photographic Paper

N.Y. Still Life I
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Paper 16 x 20 inches; Image 13 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches Signed, titled, & dated in pencil on print verso; Embossed with artist's signature on recto Horst began his photography career in 1931 working for Paris Vogue. Shortly after he succeeded his friend and mentor, George Hoyningen-Huene, as head photographer of Vogue's photo studios. It was during the 1930's that Horst established his trademark style, which incorporated dramatic lighting and an unparalleled eye for grace that enabled Horst to create images that portray his subjects as emblems of elegance. 
For sixty years, Horst photographed...
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1940s Art

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Silver Gelatin

Lisa on Silk II, N.Y.
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Paper 14 x 11 inches; Image 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches Edition 1 of 5 Signed, titled, numbered, and dated in pencil on print verso; Embossed with artist's signature on recto Horst P. Hors...
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1940s Art

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Platinum

Jean Patchett
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Horst began his photography career in 1931 working for Paris Vogue. Shortly after he succeeded his friend and mentor, George Hoyningen-Huene, as head photographer of Vogue's photo studios. It was during the 1930's that Horst established his trademark style, which incorporated dramatic lighting and an unparalleled eye for grace that enabled Horst to create images that portray his subjects as emblems of elegance. In his portrait of Coco Chanel, one of his most famous images, he captures a woman who was rarely photographed, and creates a striking composition with her regal profile and the exquisite chair. 
For sixty years, Horst photographed...
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1940s Art

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Silver Gelatin

Calle Aethipica
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Art

VOGUE Cover, Lisa Fonssagrives
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Art

Hand on Torso
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Art

Salvador Dali
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Art

Pritchardia Gaudichaudi (Palm Leaf)
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Art

Odalisque III, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Art

Nautilus Pompileus II
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Art

Merle Oberon, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Art

Marlene Dietrich, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographers.
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1940s Art

Lisa Fonssagrives in Turban, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Art

Hands, Hands…, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Art

Paulette Goddard, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Art

Carl Erickson Drawing Gertrude Stein and Horst, Paris
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Art

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Silver Gelatin

The New American Foot, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Art

Edith Sitwell, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Art

Richardia Africana, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Art

Black Bodice, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Art

Barefoot Beauty, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Art

Ashodel on a Tent Guy, Quradaq, Iran
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Art

Cynara Scolymus (Artichoke)
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Art

Victoria Regina Agave
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Art

Aednium Holochrrysum
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Art

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