Laszlo Willinger

Laszlo Willinger, "Katharine Hepburn", signed photograph

1940

This piece is a photolithograph from the original negative by Laszlo Willinger, original shot in 1937 and printed at a later date. It depicts English actress, Vivien Leigh...

This piece is an original vintage photograph, shot by Laszlo Willinger in the 1940's. It depicts English actress Greer Garson, a major star at Metro-Goldw...

Milton Greene Marlene Dietrich Original vintage photograph on photographic paper, taken from the original negative Photo taken in NY in 1952, Printed in 1979 as dated on the verso Ha...

This piece is a photolithograph from the original negative by Laszlo Willinger, originally taken in 1942 and printed at a later date. It depicts German actress, Marlene Dietrich...

This photograph belonged to Greta Garbo, and was likely the “first print” made by the photographer given directly to Garbo personally.

Artist blind stamp on print margin. Clarence Sinclair Bull (1896 - 1970) was the head of the stills department for MGM Studio’s during Hollywood’s “Golden Era.” During his extensive career, he photographed major celebrities including Judy Garland, Clark Gables, and Gary Cooper. He is most famous, however, for his stunning portraits of Greta Garbo.

Greta Garbo in Susan Lenox (Her Fall And Rise) - Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull A black and white photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull (American, 1896-1979), matte finish, double-weight paper, depicting a 1931 shot of Swedish/American actress Greta Garbo (Swedish, 1905-1990) on the set of the film Susan Lenox (Her Fall And Rise) directed by Robert Z. Leonard. Greta Garbo poses in a hat, her hand resting on her face, while gazing into the camera. Printed decades later from the original negative, penciled in the lower left corner "A.P.," Estate stamped and blind embossed in the lower right corner "Clarence Sinclair Bull," further blind embossed in same corner "The Kobal / Collection," on verso with the photographer's black ink credit stamp and with "Edward Weston" black ink credit stamps dated "1981" and "1992," originally from the John Kobal Collection. Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses of all time, she was known for her melancholic, somber persona, her film portrayals of tragic characters, and her subtle and understated performances. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on its list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema. Clarence Sinclair Bull was born in Sun River, Montana, in 1896. His career began when Samuel Goldwyn hired him in 1920 to photograph publicity stills of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio's stars. He is most famous for his photographs of Greta Garbo, taken between 1926 and 1941. Bull's first portrait of Garbo was a costume study for the silent romantic drama film Flesh and the Devil in September 1926. Bull was able to study with the great Western painter...

This photograph belonged to Greta Garbo, and was likely the “first print” made by the photographer given directly to Garbo personally.