Horst P. Horst Photography
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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Artist: Horst P. Horst
Male Nude II, N.Y.
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
Selenium-toned gelatin silver print (Edition of 25)
Signed in pencil, recto
Also signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil, verso
20 x 16 inches, sheet size
14 x 14 inches, ima...
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1950s Other Art Style Horst P. Horst Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Coco Chanel, Paris
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer.
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1930s Horst P. Horst Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Tulips, Oyster Bay, N.Y.
By Horst P. Horst
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Paper 20 x 16 inches; Image 13 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches
Signed, titled, & dated in pencil with artist's stamp on print verso
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.
For sixty years, Horst photographed...
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1980s Horst P. Horst Photography
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Silver Gelatin
N.Y. Still Life I
By Horst P. Horst
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Paper 16 x 20 inches; Image 13 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches
Signed, titled, & dated in pencil on print verso; Embossed with artist's signature on recto
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.
For sixty years, Horst photographed...
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1940s Horst P. Horst Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lisa on Silk II, N.Y.
By Horst P. Horst
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Paper 14 x 11 inches; Image 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches
Edition 1 of 5
Signed, titled, numbered, and dated in pencil on print verso; Embossed with artist's signature on recto
Horst P. Hors...
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1940s Horst P. Horst Photography
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Platinum
Male Nude II (Backside) N.Y.
By Horst P. Horst
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Edition of 10
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 V...
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1950s Horst P. Horst Photography
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Platinum
Jean Patchett
By Horst P. Horst
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...
Category
1940s Horst P. Horst Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Round the Clock, N.Y.
By Horst P. Horst
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...
Category
1980s Horst P. Horst Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Roses with Square and Clouds
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
Roses with Square and Clouds
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Male Nude, Back Study, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1950s Horst P. Horst Photography
Calle Aethipica
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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1940s Horst P. Horst Photography
Yasmin in a Chanel Evening Dress, British VOGUE, London
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1980s Horst P. Horst Photography
Lisa Fonssagrives
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1930s Horst P. Horst Photography
White Sleeve: Clothing and hat by Robert Piguet, Paris
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer.
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1930s Horst P. Horst Photography
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Platinum
Waxed Beauty, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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1930s Horst P. Horst Photography
VOGUE Cover, Lisa Fonssagrives
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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1940s Horst P. Horst Photography
Kniphofia (Red Hot Poker – Torch Lily), New York,
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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1950s Horst P. Horst Photography
Strawberry in Blue Vase
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
Strawberry in Blue Vase
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Coreopsis
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
Coreopsis
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Hand on Torso
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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1940s Horst P. Horst Photography
Salvador Dali
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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1940s Horst P. Horst Photography
Round the Clock I, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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1880s Horst P. Horst Photography
Park Avenue Fashion, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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1960s Horst P. Horst Photography
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Platinum
Pritchardia Gaudichaudi (Palm Leaf)
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Horst P. Horst Photography
Odalisque III, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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1940s Horst P. Horst Photography
Nautilus Pompileus II
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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Advertisement for Chanel Perfume, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1980s Horst P. Horst Photography
Merle Oberon, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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1940s Horst P. Horst Photography
Mary Martin
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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1930s Horst P. Horst Photography
Marlene Dietrich, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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1940s Horst P. Horst Photography
Triangles: Male Nude, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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1950s Horst P. Horst Photography
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Mainbocher Corset, Paris
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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1930s Horst P. Horst Photography
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Photographic Paper
Louise Brooks
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1980s Horst P. Horst Photography
Lotus Blossom
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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20th Century Horst P. Horst Photography
Lisa Fonssagrives in Turban, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Horst P. Horst Photography
Male Nude I, (Knee, Frontal), New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1950s Horst P. Horst Photography
Jacqueline Bouvier and her sister Lee Radziwill, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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Hands, Hands…, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Horst P. Horst Photography
Paulette Goddard, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Horst P. Horst Photography
Rose with Cast of Michelangelo Hand
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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20th Century Horst P. Horst Photography
Calvin Klein Hosiery, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1980s Horst P. Horst Photography
Gloxinia
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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20th Century Horst P. Horst Photography
Model with Giacometti Vase, Paris
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1930s Horst P. Horst Photography
Carl Erickson Drawing Gertrude Stein and Horst, Paris
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Horst P. Horst Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Model in black holding glove
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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20th Century Horst P. Horst Photography
The New American Foot, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Horst P. Horst Photography
American Nude, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1980s Horst P. Horst Photography
Elsa Schiaparelli, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1930s Horst P. Horst Photography
Edith Sitwell, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Horst P. Horst Photography
Costume Designed for “The Dream of Venus” by Salvador Dali
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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1930s Horst P. Horst Photography
Dali Costumes, Paris
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1930s Horst P. Horst Photography
Classical Still Life, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1930s Horst P. Horst Photography
Helen Bennett, Chanel
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1930s Horst P. Horst Photography
Richardia Africana, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Horst P. Horst Photography
Roses with Antique Head
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
Roses with Antique Head
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Black Bodice, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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Bette Davis
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1930s Horst P. Horst Photography
Helen Bennett, Jewelry, Paris
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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