Philippe Halsman

French poet, artist, and filmmaker Jean Cocteau with actress Ricki Soma

1949/printed later

Untitled [Orpheus 2] Vintage gelatin silver print 10 x 8 inches This photograph by George Platt Lynes is offered by CLAMP in New York City.

Paul Cadmus Collection stamp in black ink, verso; Jon Anderson Collection stamp in black ink, verso This work is made available by CLAMP in New York City.

This photograph by George Platt Lynes in offered by CLAMP in New York City. Orpheus in Hades c. 1936-7 Studio stamp in ink, verso Vintage gelatin silver print 9 x 7 inches (22.9 ...

Philippe Halsman Dali Atomicus 1948/c. 1969-70 Signed twice in pencil, verso; Also titled and dated in pencil, verso; Also studio stamp in black ink, verso Vintage gelatin silver ...

From the collection of and signed by Horst

Charles Trenet and Jean Cocteau-  Vintage Photo is a black-and-white photograph that was realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.

Lucian Clerque 's fascination with light and shadow is evident. In 1959, Clergue captured historic and artistic photographs on the set of Jean Cocteau's last film "Testament of Orph...

George Platt Lynes 1948 Photograph #4 of George Balanchine Ballet ‘Orpheus’. George Platt Lynes rare original vintage 1948 gelatin silver photograph (dated by the NY City Public Library) of nude dancers Francisco Moncion and Nicholas Magallanes in George Balanchine's iconic mid-20th Century ballet 'Orpheus'. Stamped on verso in dark blue ink at upper center, "GEORGE PLATT LYNES/145 EAST 52 STREET NEW YORK”. Photo shoot took place in NYC. Costumes and Set by ISAMU NAGUCHI. Photo is 7 5/8 x 9 1/4 inches, soft satin finish in excellent condition. This photograph is from Francisco Moncion's original collection given to him by George Platt Lyons. It is one of 14 different poses in the 'Orpheus' series. 8 different photographs are remaining for sale and are available on request. All are original Platt Lyons gelatin silver prints original to Moncion's collection and are stamped by the photographer. Photographs from this celebrated series are in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC), Museum of Modern Art (MOMA, NYC), the NYC Public Library, and many university art archives. George Platt Lynes (1907–1955), was a gregarious American portrait, dance, fashion, and male nude photographer whose career spanned the late 1920s through the early 1950s. From age eighteen, Lynes entered the cosmopolitan world of the American expatriate community in Paris when he became acquainted with the salon of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. He began photographing authors like Stein, Jean Cocteau, André Gide, and Colette and soon established himself as one of the premier fashion photographers in the Condé Nast stable, documenting the ballet companies of George Balanchine/Lincoln Kirstein, and pursuing a private obsession with seductive images of young male nudes rarely published in his lifetime. Orpheus represents a major 20th Century artistic collaboration between composer Igor Stravinsky, choreographer George Ballanchine, and artist/designer Isamu Naguchi. Orpheus is a thirty-minute neoclassical ballet composed by Igor Stravinsky in collaboration with choreographer George Balanchine in Hollywood, California in 1947. The work was commissioned by Ballet Society, later renamed New York City Ballet, which Balanchine founded with Lincoln Kirstein. Sets and costumes were created by Isamu Noguchi. Noguchi’s lyre harp from the production became the symbol of the New York City Ballet. Francisco Moncion (July 6, 1918 – April 1, 1995) was a charter member of the New York City Ballet. Over the course of his forty year career, choreographers George Balanchine, and Jerome Robbins in the New York City Ballet created 22 major roles for Moncion including the Dark Angel...