Horst P. Horst
German, 1906-1999
Horst P. Horst (born Horst Paul Albert Bohrmann) was one of the towering figures of 20th-century fashion photography.
Best known for his work with Vogue, who called him “photography’s alchemist," Horst rose to prominence in Paris in the interwar years, publishing his first work with the magazine in 1931. In the decades that followed, Horst’s experimentations with radical composition, nudity, double exposures and other avant-garde techniques would produce some of the most iconic fashion images ever, like Mainbocher Corset and Lisa with Harp (both 1939).
As the New York Times once described, “Horst tamed the avant-garde to serve fashion.” Though associated most closely with fashion photography, Horst captured portraits of many of the 20th century’s brightest luminaries, dabbling with influences as far-ranging as Surrealism and Romanticism.
“I like taking photographs because I like life,” Horst once said. “And I love photographing people best of all because most of all I love humanity.”
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Mainbocher Corset, Paris, Silver Gelatin print. Printed later
By Horst P. Horst
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Corset, Paris, 1939 (Printer later)
Silver Gelatin Print
Sheet size: 24 H x 20 W in.
Image size 22 H x 16 W in.
Engraved signature on front
Signed with pencil on verso
Hand written, ...
Category
1940s Contemporary Horst P. Horst
Materials
Silver Gelatin
H 24 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Male nude, NY, Silver Gelatin print (Printer later)
By Horst P. Horst
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Male nude, NY 1952 (Printer later)
Silver Gelatin Print
Sheet size: 24 H x 20 W in.
Image size: 22 H x 17.5 W in.
Engraved signature on front
Signed with pencil on verso
Hand written...
Category
1940s Contemporary Horst P. Horst
Materials
Silver Gelatin
H 24 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Horst, Barefoot Beauty. NY, Silver Gelatin print (Printer later)
By Horst P. Horst
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Horst, Barefoot beauty NY, 1941 (Printer later)
Silver Gelatin print
Sheet Size: 24 H x 20 W in.
Image size: 21 7/9 H x 17 W in.
Engraved signature on front
Signed with pencil on ve...
Category
1940s Contemporary Horst P. Horst
Materials
Silver Gelatin
H 24 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Coco Chanel, Paris, Silver Gelatin print
By Horst P. Horst
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Coco Chanel, Paris 1937 (Printer later)
Silver Gelatin Print
Sheet size: 24 H x 20 W in.
Image size: 18.5 H x 18 W in.
Engraved signature on front
Signed with pencil on verso
Hand w...
Category
1940s Contemporary Horst P. Horst
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Carmen, NY 1946, Silver Gelatin print. (Printer later)
By Horst P. Horst
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Carmen, NY 1946 (Printer later)
Silver Gelatin Print
Sheet size: 14 H x 11 W in.
Image size: 12 H x 9 W in.
Engraved signature on front
Signed with pencil on verso
Hand written, ti...
Category
1940s Contemporary Horst P. Horst
Materials
Silver Gelatin
H 14 in W 11 in D 0.1 in
Corset, Paris, Silver Gelatin print (Printer later)
By Horst P. Horst
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Corset, Paris 1939 (Printer later)
Silver Gelatin Print
Sheet size: 14 H x 11 W in.
Image size: 12 H x 9 W in.
Engraved signature on front
Signed with pencil on verso
Hand written,...
Category
1940s Contemporary Horst P. Horst
Materials
Silver Gelatin
H 14 in W 11 in D 0.1 in
Luisa F Harp, Paris, Silver Gelatin print. (Printer later)
By Horst P. Horst
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Luisa F Harp, Paris 1939 (Printer later)
Silver Gelatin Print
Sheet size: 20 W 24 H in.
Image size 16 W x 22 H in.
Engraved signature on front
Hand written, titled, year on verso.
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Category
1940s Contemporary Horst P. Horst
Materials
Silver Gelatin
H 24 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Horst, Barefoot Beauty. NY, Silver Gelatin print (Printer later)
By Horst P. Horst
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Horst, Barefoot beauty NY, 1941 by Horst P. Horst
Silver Gelatin print
Sheet size: 19.7 H x 16 W in.
Image size: 14.5 H x 11 W in.
Signed with pencil on verso
Hand written, titled, y...
Category
1940s Contemporary Horst P. Horst
Materials
Silver Gelatin
H 19.7 in W 16 in D 0.1 in
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