Skip to main content
  • Design Credit: Samantha Todhunter Design Ltd., Photo Credit: Oliver Clarke. Dimensions: H 16 in. x W 20 in.
  • Design Credit: Lucy Harris Studio, Photo Credit: Francesco Bertocci. Dimensions: H 16 in. x W 20 in.
  • Design Credit: Timothy Godbold, Photo Credit: Karl Simone. Dimensions: H 16 in. x W 20 in.
  • Want more images or videos?
    Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 6

Sabine Weiss
Paris

1953

About the Item

Sabine Weiss was born in Switzerland in 1924. In 1942, she wonders what she will do with her life, and decides that she should become a photographer because it is what she loves to do. She is the daughter of a mother who showed her art galleries and Roman churches at a very young age, and of a researcher chemist father who loved to see her print her little photos with the resources available at the time. From 1942 until 1945 she was an apprentice at Boissonnas in Geneva, house of a dynasty of photographers that celebrated its 80th birthday. In 1945 Sabine Weiss moved to a studio in Geneva, but in 1946 she decided to leave the city of her childhood to live in Paris. She knew there was no turning back. She asked Willy Maywald to become her assistant. In 1949, she met the painter Hugh Weiss and realized right away that she would spend her life with him. Sabine Weiss left Maywald, where she mastered her craft and started a long career, experimenting fashion, photojournalism, advertising and everything else she was asked to do. During her free time, she liked to immortalize the depths of man in all simplicity. Her photographs moved Edward Steichen when preparing his major exhibition "The Family of Man" therefore he decided to present three of her images. In recent years, Sabine Weiss has dedicated her time to exhibitions that showcase the humanist side of her work because it meant a lot to her.
  • Creator:
    Sabine Weiss (1924, Swiss)
  • Creation Year:
    1953
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Monica, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU14897523

Shipping & Returns

  • Shipping
    Retrieving quote...
    Ships From: Santa Monica, CA
  • Return Policy

    A return for this item may be initiated within 30 days of delivery.

1stDibs Buyer Protection Guaranteed
If your item arrives not as described, we’ll work with you and the seller to make it right. Learn More
About the Seller
5.0
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Recognized Seller
These prestigious sellers are industry leaders and represent the highest echelon for item quality and design.
Established in 1994
1stDibs seller since 2010
90 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 7 hours
Associations
Art Dealers Association of AmericaAssociation of International Photography Art Dealers
More From This SellerView All
  • Bois de Boulogne, Paris
    By Sabine Weiss
    Located in Santa Monica, CA
    Sabine Weiss was born in Switzerland in 1924. In 1942, she wonders what she will do with her life, and decides that she should become a photographer because it is what she loves to d...
    Category

    1950s Black and White Photography

    Materials

    Silver Gelatin

  • Bilboquet, Paris
    By Sabine Weiss
    Located in Santa Monica, CA
    Sabine Weiss was born in Switzerland in 1924. In 1942, she wonders what she will do with her life, and decides that she should become a photographer because it is what she loves to d...
    Category

    1950s Black and White Photography

    Materials

    Silver Gelatin

  • Angle boulevard Murat, Paris
    By Sabine Weiss
    Located in Santa Monica, CA
    Sabine Weiss was born in Switzerland in 1924. In 1942, she wonders what she will do with her life, and decides that she should become a photographer because it is what she loves to d...
    Category

    1950s Black and White Photography

    Materials

    Silver Gelatin

  • Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris
    By Sabine Weiss
    Located in Santa Monica, CA
    Sabine Weiss was born in Switzerland in 1924. In 1942, she wonders what she will do with her life, and decides that she should become a photographer because it is what she loves to d...
    Category

    1950s Black and White Photography

    Materials

    Silver Gelatin

  • La 2CV, Paris
    By Sabine Weiss
    Located in Santa Monica, CA
    Sabine Weiss was born in Switzerland in 1924. In 1942, she wonders what she will do with her life, and decides that she should become a photographer because it is what she loves to d...
    Category

    1950s Black and White Photography

    Materials

    Silver Gelatin

  • Lost and Found
    By Sabine Weiss
    Located in Santa Monica, CA
    Signed in pencil on verso Gelatin Silver Print Image 13x17 3/4", Paper 16x20, Matted 20x24
    Category

    1950s Black and White Photography

    Materials

    Silver Gelatin

People Also Browsed
  • "Body and Lines Nude" 1989 Photography black and white Franck Pol
    By Franck Pol
    Located in Paris, Paris
    Franck Pol shooting in Java 1989 Baryta paper signed and numbered edition of 30
    Category

    20th Century Feminist Nude Photography

    Materials

    Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photographic Film

  • Little Great Falls
    By Carlos Narino
    Located in Sheffield, MA
    Figurative expressive brush strokes, oil on canvas by Columbian artist, Carlos Nariño, who lives and works in Paris since 1985. This work was done while visiting the US in 2009 Ex...
    Category

    Early 2000s American Expressionist Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas

  • Paris Porcelain Mug, 1870
    By Paris & Cie
    Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
    Heading : A floral decorated Paris porcelain mug Date : 1850-1880 Marks : None Origin : Paris Colour : Gilded cobalt blue bands above and below polychrome flowers Condition : Ve...
    Category

    Antique Mid-19th Century French Porcelain

    Materials

    Porcelain

  • Mother's Little Helper III
    By Angelika Buettner
    Located in PAU, FR
    Printed on archival fine art art paper and signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Photographed 2012 in Paris. Edition # 2 of 6. Born and raised in Germany, where Angelika started her career, she shortly thereafter moved to Paris. She is known for her love of artistic challenge and variety. For a little spice and sensuality in spreads for magazines and advertisements, the photography of Angelika instills cinematography within still images. The artist is capable of a broad range of styles, moods and subjects, but never fails to infuse each photograph with a certain dramatic 'je ne sais qoui.' The female fashion photography of Angelika frames such feminity, such elegance and such delicate depth that it will always leave the viewer eager for more. Her approach to strong feminine sensual photography...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

    Materials

    Archival Pigment

  • Mother's Little Helper II
    By Angelika Buettner
    Located in PAU, FR
    Printed on archival fine art art paper and signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Photographed 2012 in Paris. Edition # 2 of 6. Born and raised in Germany, where Angelika started her career, she shortly thereafter moved to Paris. She is known for her love of artistic challenge and variety. For a little spice and sensuality in spreads for magazines and advertisements, the photography of Angelika instills cinematography within still images. The artist is capable of a broad range of styles, moods and subjects, but never fails to infuse each photograph with a certain dramatic 'je ne sais qoui.' The female fashion photography of Angelika frames such feminity, such elegance and such delicate depth that it will always leave the viewer eager for more. Her approach to strong feminine sensual photography...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

    Materials

    Archival Pigment

  • Mother's Little Helper I
    By Angelika Buettner
    Located in PAU, FR
    Printed on archival fine art art paper and signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Photographed 2012 in Paris. Edition # 2 of 6. Born and raised in Germany, where Angelika started her career, she shortly thereafter moved to Paris. She is known for her love of artistic challenge and variety. For a little spice and sensuality in spreads for magazines and advertisements, the photography of Angelika instills cinematography within still images. The artist is capable of a broad range of styles, moods and subjects, but never fails to infuse each photograph with a certain dramatic 'je ne sais qoui.' The female fashion photography of Angelika frames such feminity, such elegance and such delicate depth that it will always leave the viewer eager for more. Her approach to strong feminine sensual photography...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

    Materials

    Archival Pigment

  • Modern Grey and Orange Geometric Abstract Leaf Pattern Painting
    By John Little
    Located in Houston, TX
    Modern grey and white geometric abstract leaf pattern composition with orange accents by textile designer John Little. The work was created as a proposed design for a wallpaper and features the original color codes in the front lower left corner. Currently hung in a solid black frame with a large white margin. Dimensions Without Frame: H 27.13 in. x W 31.5 in. Artist Biography: A painter and textile designer, John Little is best known for gestural works filled with boldly explosive color that reflect the influences of his teacher Hans Hofmann and for his involvement in the Abstract Expressionist movement in East Hampton, where he moved in the late 1940s. In East Hampton Little congregated with Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, and the other artists who were the leading innovators in the New York School. John Little was born in Sanford, Alabama. He left home at the age of fourteen to become an artist, and moved to Buffalo, New York, in 1923. After spending a year working as a stevedore on the docks to save money, he enrolled at the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy and developed an interest in singing. In 1927 he moved to New York City where he continued his vocal work and studied operatic literature. He also became involved in textile design, opening his own store in 1920, called John Little Studios: Fabric and Wallpaper Design. He ran the store until 1950. In 1933 John Little resumed his painting studies at the Art Students League in New York under the guidance of George Grosz (1893-1959). The following year he made his first visit to East Hampton, Long Island, which he would eventually call home. Later in the decade, he traveled to Paris where he became familiar with European modernism. On his return to America, he taught textile design at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. He hired Josephine Watkins to work for him; she later became his wife. Little's textile store and teaching job gave him a financial security that was rare during the Depression, and he never found it necessary to find employment with the Works Progress Administration. At the end of the decade, John Little studied with Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) in New York and Provincetown. Little was greatly influenced by Hofmann, particularly by his views on color theory. In 1942 John Little joined the Navy as an aerial photographer. In the late 1940s he purchased a rundown house on Three Mile Harbor...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Paper, Gouache

  • Modern Orange, Brown, Yellow, and Black Geometric Abstract Pattern Painting
    By John Little
    Located in Houston, TX
    Modern orange, brown, yellow, and black geometric abstract composition by textile designer John Little. The work was created as a proposed design for a wallpaper and features the original color codes in the front lower left corner. Currently hung in a solid black frame with a large white margin. Dimensions Without Frame: H 35.5 in. x W 33.5 in. Artist Biography: A painter and textile designer, John Little is best known for gestural works filled with boldly explosive color that reflect the influences of his teacher Hans Hofmann and for his involvement in the Abstract Expressionist movement in East Hampton, where he moved in the late 1940s. In East Hampton Little congregated with Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, and the other artists who were the leading innovators in the New York School. John Little was born in Sanford, Alabama. He left home at the age of fourteen to become an artist, and moved to Buffalo, New York, in 1923. After spending a year working as a stevedore on the docks to save money, he enrolled at the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy and developed an interest in singing. In 1927 he moved to New York City where he continued his vocal work and studied operatic literature. He also became involved in textile design, opening his own store in 1920, called John Little Studios: Fabric and Wallpaper Design. He ran the store until 1950. In 1933 John Little resumed his painting studies at the Art Students League in New York under the guidance of George Grosz (1893-1959). The following year he made his first visit to East Hampton, Long Island, which he would eventually call home. Later in the decade, he traveled to Paris where he became familiar with European modernism. On his return to America, he taught textile design at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. He hired Josephine Watkins to work for him; she later became his wife. Little's textile store and teaching job gave him a financial security that was rare during the Depression, and he never found it necessary to find employment with the Works Progress Administration. At the end of the decade, John Little studied with Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) in New York and Provincetown. Little was greatly influenced by Hofmann, particularly by his views on color theory. In 1942 John Little joined the Navy as an aerial photographer. In the late 1940s he purchased a rundown house on Three Mile Harbor...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Paper, Gouache

  • Modern Light Blue, Brown, and Black Geometric Abstract Circle Pattern Painting
    By John Little
    Located in Houston, TX
    Modern light blue, brown, and black geometric abstract circle pattern painting by textile designer John Little. The work was created as a proposed design for a wallpaper and features the original color codes in the front lower left corner. Currently hung in a solid black frame with a large white margin. Dimensions Without Frame: H 32.75 in. x W 35.63 in. Artist Biography: A painter and textile designer, John Little is best known for gestural works filled with boldly explosive color that reflect the influences of his teacher Hans Hofmann and for his involvement in the Abstract Expressionist movement in East Hampton, where he moved in the late 1940s. In East Hampton Little congregated with Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, and the other artists who were the leading innovators in the New York School. John Little was born in Sanford, Alabama. He left home at the age of fourteen to become an artist, and moved to Buffalo, New York, in 1923. After spending a year working as a stevedore on the docks to save money, he enrolled at the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy and developed an interest in singing. In 1927 he moved to New York City where he continued his vocal work and studied operatic literature. He also became involved in textile design, opening his own store in 1920, called John Little Studios: Fabric and Wallpaper Design. He ran the store until 1950. In 1933 John Little resumed his painting studies at the Art Students League in New York under the guidance of George Grosz (1893-1959). The following year he made his first visit to East Hampton, Long Island, which he would eventually call home. Later in the decade, he traveled to Paris where he became familiar with European modernism. On his return to America, he taught textile design at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. He hired Josephine Watkins to work for him; she later became his wife. Little's textile store and teaching job gave him a financial security that was rare during the Depression, and he never found it necessary to find employment with the Works Progress Administration. At the end of the decade, John Little studied with Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) in New York and Provincetown. Little was greatly influenced by Hofmann, particularly by his views on color theory. In 1942 John Little joined the Navy as an aerial photographer. In the late 1940s he purchased a rundown house on Three Mile Harbor...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Paper, Gouache

  • "Ground Pine" Modern Green, Grey, & Pink Abstract Leaf Pattern Textile Painting
    By John Little
    Located in Houston, TX
    Modern green, grey, and pink abstract leaf pattern painting by textile designer John Little. The work was created as a proposed design for a wallpaper and features the original color codes in the front lower left corner. Currently hung in a solid black frame with a large white margin. Dimensions Without Frame: H 27.25 in. x W 35.5 in. Artist Biography: A painter and textile designer, John Little is best known for gestural works filled with boldly explosive color that reflect the influences of his teacher Hans Hofmann and for his involvement in the Abstract Expressionist movement in East Hampton, where he moved in the late 1940s. In East Hampton Little congregated with Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, and the other artists who were the leading innovators in the New York School. John Little was born in Sanford, Alabama. He left home at the age of fourteen to become an artist, and moved to Buffalo, New York, in 1923. After spending a year working as a stevedore on the docks to save money, he enrolled at the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy and developed an interest in singing. In 1927 he moved to New York City where he continued his vocal work and studied operatic literature. He also became involved in textile design, opening his own store in 1920, called John Little Studios: Fabric and Wallpaper Design. He ran the store until 1950. In 1933 John Little resumed his painting studies at the Art Students League in New York under the guidance of George Grosz (1893-1959). The following year he made his first visit to East Hampton, Long Island, which he would eventually call home. Later in the decade, he traveled to Paris where he became familiar with European modernism. On his return to America, he taught textile design at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. He hired Josephine Watkins to work for him; she later became his wife. Little's textile store and teaching job gave him a financial security that was rare during the Depression, and he never found it necessary to find employment with the Works Progress Administration. At the end of the decade, John Little studied with Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) in New York and Provincetown. Little was greatly influenced by Hofmann, particularly by his views on color theory. In 1942 John Little joined the Navy as an aerial photographer. In the late 1940s he purchased a rundown house on Three Mile Harbor...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Paper, Gouache

You May Also Like
  • Over the Dunes
    By Michael Kahn
    Located in Greenwich, CT
    View of sand dunes Edition of 50
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

    Materials

    Silver Gelatin

  • Waters Edge
    By Michael Kahn
    Located in Greenwich, CT
    View of the beach Edition of 50
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

    Materials

    Silver Gelatin

  • New York, New York, Go Magazine
    By Norman Parkinson
    Located in Greenwich, CT
    Edition of 21 Robin Miller and Pippa Diggle photographed on the South Street Viaduct beneath Manhattan Bridge. Go Magazine, 1960. Norman Parkinson was the preeminent fashion photogr...
    Category

    1960s Black and White Photography

    Materials

    Silver Gelatin

  • Audrey Hepburn, Times Square
    By Lawrence Fried
    Located in Greenwich, CT
    Edition of 25 Larry, as he was known throughout the industry, was an award-winning photojournalist, who covered the political, social, and artistic events of his time for top publica...
    Category

    1950s Black and White Photography

    Materials

    Silver Gelatin

  • In Flight
    By Debranne Cingari
    Located in Greenwich, CT
    silver gelatin photograph, Ed. 1/50.
    Category

    2010s Landscape Photography

    Materials

    Silver Gelatin

  • View from the Empire State Building
    By George Rodger
    Located in Greenwich, CT
    Edition of 25 George Rodger was a pioneering photographer who garnered world-wide recognition for his work and co-founded the Magnum agency with his friends Robert Capa and Henri Ca...
    Category

    1940s Black and White Photography

    Materials

    Silver Gelatin

Recently Viewed

View More

The 1stDibs Promise

Learn More

Expertly Vetted Sellers

Confidence at Checkout

Price-Match Guarantee

Exceptional Support

Buyer Protection

Trusted Global Delivery