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Norman ParkinsonGolfing at le Touquet for Harper’s Bazaar1939
1939
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Norman Parkinson’s “Golfing at Le Touquet for Harper’s Bazaar, 1939” is a striking black-and-white fashion photograph in which elegance, movement, and modern life come together with remarkable theatricality. Set beneath towering clouds on the coast of northern France, the composition presents three women in sharply contrasting ensembles: one caught mid-swing, another standing with poised confidence, and a third holding golf equipment at the edge of the frame. The sweeping gesture of sand in the foreground gives the image an almost surreal energy, transforming a sporting scene into a carefully choreographed moment of style and imagination.
Parkinson helped redefine fashion photography by taking models out of the studio and placing them in expansive, real-world settings. Here, the landscape is not merely a backdrop but an active part of the composition. The dramatic sky, strong silhouettes, and sense of movement give the photograph the scale and rhythm of a cinematic still, while the crisp tailoring and graphic contrasts express the sophistication of late-1930s fashion. The result feels both unmistakably of its era and remarkably contemporary.
The photograph is especially collectible as an early example of Norman Parkinson’s influential outdoor fashion photography and as a work created for Harper’s Bazaar at a pivotal moment in the history of modern editorial imagery. Beyond its historical importance, it carries a sense of freedom, confidence, and playful elegance—the feeling of fashion stepping into the open air and becoming part of life itself. “Golfing at Le Touquet for Harper’s Bazaar, 1939” is a distinguished acquisition for collectors of Norman Parkinson photography, vintage fashion photography, Harper’s Bazaar imagery, 1930s photography, and classic black-and-white fine art photography.
- Creator:Norman Parkinson (1913-1990, British)
- Creation Year:1939
- Dimensions:Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)
- More Editions & Sizes:24x20Price: $5,90740x30Price: $9,450
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- Gallery Location:Vienna, AT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2953218289272
Norman Parkinson
Norman Parkinson (1913-1990) was the Twentieth Century’s most celebrated fashion photographer. He pioneered epic storytelling in his images, taking portrait and fashion photography beyond the stiff formality of his predecessors and injecting an easy and casual elegance into the art. His photographs created the age of the supermodel and made him the photographer of choice for celebrities, artists, Presidents and Prime Ministers. Parkinson worked for a wide range of publications, notably Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Town & Country and other international magazines, which brought him worldwide recognition. He reinvented himself and fashion photography throughout his career, from his ground-breaking, spontaneous images of the 1930s, through the war years and the Swinging Sixties to the exotic locations of the 1970s and 1980s. By the end of his life he had become a household name, the recipient of a CBE, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, and the subject of a large scale retrospective at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Norman Parkinson died whist on location in Singapore shooting for Town & Country in 1990.
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