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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 Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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 Black and White Photography
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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 Black and White Photography
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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 Black and White Photography
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Platinum
Surreal Beauty Cream, New York
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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1940s Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper
Papaver Orientale (Oriental Poppy)
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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1940s Black and White Photography
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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 Black and White Photography
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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 Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper
Birthday Gloves, New York
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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1940s Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper
Muriel Maxwell, New York
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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1940s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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 Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
VOGUE Cover, Lisa Fonssagrives
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography
Hand on Torso
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography
Salvador Dali
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography
Pritchardia Gaudichaudi (Palm Leaf)
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography
Odalisque III, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography
Nautilus Pompileus II
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography
Merle Oberon, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography
Marlene Dietrich, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographers.
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1940s Black and White Photography
Lisa Fonssagrives in Turban, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography
Hands, Hands…, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography
Paulette Goddard, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography
Carl Erickson Drawing Gertrude Stein and Horst, Paris
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography
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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 Black and White Photography
Edith Sitwell, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography
Richardia Africana, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography
Black Bodice, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography
Barefoot Beauty, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography
Ashodel on a Tent Guy, Quradaq, Iran
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography
Cynara Scolymus (Artichoke)
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography
Victoria Regina Agave
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography
Aednium Holochrrysum
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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