Jacques Olivar, where the mise-en-scène often subtly references literature and film. Olivar originally trained as an airline pilot, before spending years as a nomadic advertising photographer, gradually winning recognition and awards including the Grand Prix Strategies in 1984. This profile led to collaborations with fashion houses and international publications, working for Céline, Vogue, Giorgio Armani, Comme des Garçons and many more over the years. His Fine Art photography, which has been shot entirely on film, has also appeared in exhibitions across the world, including Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (2001). Yet the images all demonstrate how Olivar’s approach moves beyond fashion and into the sphere of fine art, through his combination of beauty, glamour and sensuality with a perpetual fascination for narrative. He notes, “I always try to match two different stories together. There is the location of the story – the atmosphere, the light, the colors and the story of the woman – her eyes, her feelings, her attitude and her clothes. I like to choose for my pictures the least unexpected environment: a junkyard or a trashy diner, a lone street in a deserted ghost town or the poetry of a gas station. Then, I drive it into the ground to get the glamour of the situation.”
Long way home, Cape Town, 21st century, contemporary, photography
By Jacques Olivar
Located in München, BY
Edition of 20 Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where the miseen-scene often subtly references literature and film. Olivar orig...
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John Foster, South of France
By Jacques Olivar
Located in München, BY
Edition of 10 Portrait of John Foster at the beach in South of France. Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where the miseen-scen...
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Monica Bellucci, N°2, South of France
By Jacques Olivar
Located in München, BY
Edition of 10 Portrait of the young Monica Bellucci. Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where th...
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Monica Bellucci, N°1, South of France
By Jacques Olivar
Located in München, BY
Edition of 10 Portrait of the young Monica Bellucci. Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where th...
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Nadja Auermann, Paris
By Jacques Olivar
Located in München, BY
Edition of 10 Portrait of the young Supermodel Nadja Auerman. Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where the miseen-scene often s...
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Nadja Auermann, Seville
By Jacques Olivar
Located in München, BY
Edition of 10 The young Supermodel Nadja Auerman with a bicycle in Seville. Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where the miseen...
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Natalia Vodianova, Balearic Island
By Jacques Olivar
Located in München, BY
Edition of 20 Portrait of young Natalia Vodianova. Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where th...
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Christie Turlington, South of France
By Jacques Olivar
Located in München, BY
Edition of 10 Portrait of the young Supermodel Christie Turlington. Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where the miseen-scene o...
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Eva Herzigova and her Java python, South of France
By Jacques Olivar
Located in München, BY
Edition of 5 Portrait of the young Supermodel Eva Herzigova with her Java Phython. Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacque...
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New morning, Cape Town, 21st century, contemporary, photography
By Jacques Olivar
Located in München, BY
Edition of 10 Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where the miseen-scene often subtly references literature and film. Olivar orig...
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Mini Anden South of France, contemporary, photography, 21st century
By Jacques Olivar
Located in München, BY
Edition of 20 A black and white portrait of a female model sitting in South of France. Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where...
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After hours Alison, Montana, 21st century, contemporary, photography
By Jacques Olivar
Located in München, BY
Edition of 10 Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where the miseen-scene often subtly references literature and film. Olivar orig...
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Eva Herzigova and John Foster, South of France, 1991
By Jacques Olivar
Located in München, BY
Printed later. Edition of 5 Portrait of the young Supermodel Eva Herzigova and John Foster on a motorbike, South of France, 1991 Fashion and fine art e...
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Black Dahlia N°2, Balearic Island, 21st century, contemporary, photography
By Jacques Olivar
Located in München, BY
Edition of 10 Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where the miseen-scene often subtly references literature and film. Olivar orig...
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Valentina & Niklas, Los Angeles, contemporary, photography, 21st century
By Jacques Olivar
Located in München, BY
Edition of 20 A black and white portrait of a female and a male model sitting in a diner in Los Angeles California. Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Ja...
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Blue Cadillac Antonia, Balearic Islands, contemporary, photography
By Jacques Olivar
Located in München, BY
Edition of 10 A female model is sitting in the front of an old classic Cadillac. Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where the m...
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Helena Christensen, Marrakech
By Jacques Olivar
Located in München, BY
Edition of 20 Portrait of the young Supermodel Helena Christensen. Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b...
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Vivien Solari Marrakech, contemporary, photography, 21st century
By Jacques Olivar
Located in München, BY
Edition of 20 A black and white portrait of a female model wearing a big hat and a wrap over her shoulder. Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Oli...
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Eve Arnold - A Woman Trains a Horse, Photography 1979, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Stamford, CT
A woman trains a horse for the militia in Inner Mongolia, China in 1979. All available sizes and editions: 20" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs 24" x 34", Edition of 25 + 3 Ar...
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Eve Arnold - Audrey Hepburn in Paris, Photography 1968, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Stamford, CT
American Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X in Chicago, Illinois in 1961. All available sizes and editions: 24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs 34" x 24", Ed...
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Eve Arnold - Marylin Monroe Casino II, Photography 1960, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Stamford, CT
Marilyn Monroe on the set of ‘The Misfits’, Reno, Nevada, 1960. All available sizes and editions: 20" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs 24" x 34", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proo...
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Eve Arnold - Marylin Monroe Car, Photography 1960, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Stamford, CT
Marilyn Monroe on the set of ‘The Misfits’, Reno, Nevada, 1960. All available sizes and editions: 24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs 34" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proo...
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Eve Arnold - Marylin Monroe Casino, Photography 1960, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Stamford, CT
Marilyn Monroe on the set of ‘The Misfits’, Reno, Nevada, 1960. All available sizes and editions: 24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs 34" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proo...
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Eve Arnold - Marylin Monroe, Photography 1960, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Stamford, CT
Marilyn Monroe on the set of ‘The Misfits’, Reno, Nevada, 1960. All available sizes and editions: 24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs 34" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proo...
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Face On, Face Off, Dior Backstage, Color, Limited Edition 1/11, 1995 Fashion
By Roxanne Lowit
Located in Vienna, AT
Roxanne Lowit’s “Face On, Face Off – Dior Ready-to-Wear Backstage” is a vivid and theatrical work of limited edition fine art photography that captures the explosive creativity and e...
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Eve Arnold - Marilyn Monroe at Mount Sinai, Photography 1965, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Stamford, CT
Marilyn Monroe on the set of ‘The Misfits’, Reno, Nevada, 1960. All available sizes and editions: 24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs 34" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proo...
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Eve Arnold - Bar girl in a brothel, Photography 1954, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Stamford, CT
A model in Harlem, New York City in 1968. All available sizes and editions: 20" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs 24" x 34", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs "Eve Arnold, born ...
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Eve Arnold - Marylin Monroe, Photography 1960, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Stamford, CT
Marilyn Monroe on the set of ‘The Misfits’, Reno, Nevada, 1960. All available sizes and editions: 24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs 34" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proo...
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$4,000
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Eve Arnold - Marilyn Monroe reading Ulysses, Photography 1955, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Stamford, CT
"Marilyn Monroe reading Ulysses by James Joyce, New York, Long Island, 1955." All available sizes and editions: 24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs 34" x 24", Edition of 25 +...
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Eve Arnold - A model in Harlem, Photography 1968, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Stamford, CT
A model in Harlem, New York City in 1968. All available sizes and editions: 20" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs 24" x 34", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs "Eve Arnold, born ...
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Another Day in Paradise Alexandra, Palmdale, contemporary, photography
By Jacques Olivar
Located in München, BY
Edition of 20 A female model is standing in front of a Cadillac and puts her shoes on. Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where...
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