Horst P. Horst Black and White 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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Merle Oberon, New York
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Mary Martin
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Marlene Dietrich, New York
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Triangles: Male Nude, New York
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Mainbocher Corset, Paris
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Louise Brooks
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Lisa Fonssagrives in Turban, New York
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Male Nude I, (Knee, Frontal), New York
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Jacqueline Bouvier and her sister Lee Radziwill, New York
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Hands, Hands…, New York
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Paulette Goddard, New York
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Calvin Klein Hosiery, New York
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Model with Giacometti Vase, Paris
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Carl Erickson Drawing Gertrude Stein and Horst, Paris
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Model in black holding glove
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The New American Foot, New York
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American Nude, New York
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Elsa Schiaparelli, New York
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Edith Sitwell, New York
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Costume Designed for “The Dream of Venus” by Salvador Dali
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Dali Costumes, Paris
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Classical Still Life, New York
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Helen Bennett, Chanel
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Black Bodice, New York
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Bette Davis
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Helen Bennett, Jewelry, Paris
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Helen Bennett in Cape, Paris
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Barefoot Beauty, New York
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Ashodel on a Tent Guy, Quradaq, Iran
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Cynara Scolymus (Artichoke)
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Tulip with Anthurium, Oyster Bay, New York
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Perry Ellis, New York
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Victoria Regina Agave
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Aednium Holochrrysum
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Tall Fashion, New York
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Lanvin Fashion, Paris
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Costume Design by Salvador Dali for “Dream of Venus, ”
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- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025Horst P. Horst is famous for his photography. He was one of the towering figures of 20th-century fashion photography. Best known for his work with Vogue, which 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 following decades, 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. Explore a range of Horst P. Horst photography on 1stDibs.