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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Period: 1940s
Artist: Horst P. Horst
Lisa on Silk, New York, 1940 - Horst P. Horst (Black and White Photography)
By Horst P. Horst
Located in London, GB
Horst P Horst (1906-1999) (Black and White Photography)
Lisa on Silk, New York, 1940
Signed on reverse
Silver gelatin print
14 x 11 inches
Horst was a perfectionist who raised the s...
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Silver Gelatin
N.Y. Still Life I
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...
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Checkered Coat, Jean Patchett, 1949
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer on the recto and verso
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Balenciaga Checkered Suit, Jean Patchett, 1949
By Horst P. Horst
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Horst P. Horst
1906-1999
Balenciaga Checkered Suit, Jean Patchett, 1949
Signed, titled and dated in pencil on verso
Platinum/Palladium Print
Image: 9-1/2" x 7-1/2", Paper: 14" x 11",...
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Goya Fashion: Mrs. Stanley Mortimer, Jr. and Mrs. Desmond Fitzgerald, Balenciaga
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
Although credited by their married names at the time of publication, both subjects would re-marry and became better known as Babe Paley, the stylish socialite and “swan” of Truman Ca...
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Surreal Beauty Cream, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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Papaver Orientale (Oriental Poppy)
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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Pollard Willow, Teheran, Persia, Iran
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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Abode of Joy, The Ruins of Farahabad, Iran
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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Birthday Gloves, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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Muriel Maxwell, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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Photographic Paper
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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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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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...
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Silver Gelatin
Calle Aethipica
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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VOGUE Cover, Lisa Fonssagrives
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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Hand on Torso
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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Salvador Dali
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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Pritchardia Gaudichaudi (Palm Leaf)
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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Odalisque III, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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Nautilus Pompileus II
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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Merle Oberon, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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Marlene Dietrich, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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Lisa Fonssagrives in Turban, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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Hands, Hands…, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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Paulette Goddard, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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Carl Erickson Drawing Gertrude Stein and Horst, Paris
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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The New American Foot, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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Edith Sitwell, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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Richardia Africana, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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Black Bodice, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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Barefoot Beauty, New York
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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Ashodel on a Tent Guy, Quradaq, Iran
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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Cynara Scolymus (Artichoke)
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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Victoria Regina Agave
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
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Aednium Holochrrysum
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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