Michel Comte Portrait Photography
Swiss, b. 1954
From humanitarian assignments in war-torn countries to photoshoots with some of the world’s most prominent people and brands, Michel Comte is a celebrated contemporary magazine and fashion photographer who has worked all over the globe.
Collaborating with the likes of Vogue Italia, l'Uomo Vogue, Vanity Fair and Interview didn’t happen instantly for Comte. Born and raised in Zurich, Switzerland, the photographer began his career in art restoration, working on pieces by Andy Warhol and Yves Klein until 1979, when he secured his first assignment from fashion industry legend Karl Lagerfeld for French luxury house Chloé. Later, Lagerfeld arranged for Comte to work with Chanel, and from there, the photographer built relationships with numerous brands such as Dolce & Gabbana, Gianfranco Ferre, Ferrari, Hennessy, Hermès, Lancôme, Jaguar and more.
Comte worked on photoshoots with many celebrities and public figures such as Mike Tyson, Miles Davis, Sofia Coppola, Elijah Wood, Tina Turner and others.
While keeping busy with shoots, Comte also found time to set up his own humanitarian organization and established successful fundraising efforts with the International Red Cross that focused on supplying clean water to countries in need.
As a passionate mountain climber, Comte became intimately aware of global warming and has worked for decades to increase public awareness relating to climate change. Comte scaled mountains by air and foot to photograph the changes in ice caps — often returning to the same locations all over the world in order to document the disappearing ice.
Comte has exhibited internationally at institutions such as the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, the Kunst Haus Wien in Austria, the Verona Centro Internazionale di Fotografia and Munich Pinakothek der Moderne.
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Artist: Michel Comte
MICHEL COMTE - Super Models for Versace, Vogue Italia, 1994
By Michel Comte
Located in PARIS, FR
Limited edition of 7.
Sold Edition number will be communicated at the point of sale.
White wood frame and plexi
Supermodels" portrait of the famous 90's model all dressed in glamour...
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1990s Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Gisele Buendchen - the naked supermodel in a black dress, wind blowing in Cannes
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
In 1999, star photographer Michel Comte created a series of images with supermodel Gisele Bündchen in Cannes, France for Vogue Italia. The highly praised artworks are now part of fas...
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1990s Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Helena Christensen - the supermodel in a black bikini, fine art photography 1993
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certific...
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1990s Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Charlotte Rampling, Vogue Brazil - portrait of the French movie star
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Charlotte Rampling, Vogue Brazil - portrait of the French movie star
The artwork is made and signed by the artist in a strictly limited edition of 7.
Other sizes on request.
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1990s Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Sharon Stone, Esquire
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Portrait of the famous Hollywood star and seductive actress.
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20th Century Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
Penelope Cruz - portrait of the movie star
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful portrait of actress Penelope Cruz.
The artwork is made and signed by the artist in a strictly limited edition of 7. Other sizes on request.
Pr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Sharon Stone, Esquire - portrait of the superstar in front of a fence
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Portrait of the Hollywood movie star actress behind a fence.
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Supermodels - Group Portrait in Palazzo Versace, Fine Art Photography, 1994
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Glamorous Group Portrait of the most famous Supermodels of the 90s in the Palazzo Versace, wearing the famous Versace Oroton Chainmail dresses, photographed by Michel Comte in 1994.
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certificate of authenticity from the gallery.
With "Supermodels, Versace, 1994," Michel Comte captured a moment of unparalleled glamour from the world of haute couture. Set against the backdrop of Versace's iconic fashion house, this fine art print immortalizes a gathering of legendary supermodels amid a timeless fashion moment. With his discerning eye for composition and detail, Comte expertly frames the scene, allowing the viewer to witness the convergence of beauty, style, and sophistication.
Claudia Schiffer, Carla Bruni, Nadja Auermann, Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Shalom Harlow, Kristy Hume, Linda Evangelista, Nadege Du Bospertus, and Brandi Quinones staged for Vogue in blue and turquoise baroque shades.
The saturated colors of the broiling desert against the piercing blue of the clear sky or the cool palette of an intimate black-and-white portrait, Michel Comte can do it all. The Swiss star...
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1990s Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Eva Herzigova for Givenchy - Red Portrait with Tattoo, Fine Art Photography 1998
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Portrait of Supermodel Eva Herzigova exposing her shoulder tattoo on a red sofa, photographed by Michel Comte in 1998.
All prints are limited edition. A...
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1990s Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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C Print
Mike Tyson with Dove - portrait of boxing legend, fine art photography, 1990
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certificate of authenticity from the gallery.
Mike Tyson is a legend even beyond the boxing world. This high-contrast black-and-white portrait shows a closeup of his face and chest in profile. He is holding a white dove in front of his face as if to kiss it. Contrasted by the dark background, the bird becomes the focal point of the image. The huge man holding it appears even bigger next to the small bird, yet his gentle gesture toward the bird gives the image a peaceful and meditative vibe.
The saturated colors of the broiling desert against the piercing blue of the clear sky or the cool palette of an intimate black-and-white portrait, Michel Comte can do it all. The Swiss star...
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1990s Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Gisele Buendchen Smoking - b&w Portrait with Jewelery, Fine Art Photography 1999
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Black-and-white Portrait of Topmodel Gisele Bündchen with luxurious jewelry and cigarette, photographed by Michel Comte in Cannes for Vogue Italia 1999.
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certificate of authenticity from the gallery.
In 1999, Star Photographer Michel Comte created a series of images capturing intimate moments with a young Gisele Bündchen in Cannes, France, for a Jewelry Campaign published in Vogue Italia. The highly praised artworks are now part of fashion and fine art history and are sought-after worldwide.
This black-and-white portrait shows the supermodel with wet hair and smeared makeup as if she had just come back from a swim in the ocean. Her head is tilted back slightly, and the look she is shooting the camera is somewhat condescending yet challenging. With one hand, she is brushing her messy hair out of her face, showing off the cigarette she is holding to the viewer. The grungy and rebellious image is juxtaposed by the lavish jewelry the Model is wearing: Big chandelier earrings...
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1990s Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Black and White, C Print
Miles Davis II. Per Lui - Portrait with Trumpet, fine art Photography, 1989
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certifi...
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20th Century Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Whitney Houston - portrait of the famous actress with her tongue out
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Whitney Houston - portrait of the famous actress with her tongue out.
Other sizes and high-end frame on request.
For decades Michel Comte has been shooting protagonists from the wor...
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20th Century Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Mike Tyson Training Camp - Portrait with Towel, Fine Art Photography, 1990
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Black and White Closeup Portrait of the Boxer Mike Tyseon with a towel, photographed by Michel Comte ca. 1990.
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end ...
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1990s Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Demi Moore - model posing topless in leather pants, black-and-white photograph
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Demi Moore's black and white side profile was photographed by Michel Comte.
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints ar...
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20th Century Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Sophia Loren for Vogue Italia - Portrait with Fur Hat, Fine Art Photography 1992
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Black and white portrait of the Hollywood icon Sophia Loren in a white fur hat and jewelry, photographed by Michel Comte in 1994.
All prints are limited...
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1990s Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Helena Christensen - the supermodel standing in a black dress with back shown
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Other sizes and high end framing on request.
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1990s Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Eva Herzigova - Nude in Tights on a Picknick Blanket, Fine Art Photography, 2003
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Supermodel Eva Herzigova in black tights lying on a yellow picknick blanket on bright green grass, photographed by Michel Comte in 2003.
All prints are limited edition. Available in...
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1990s Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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C Print
Daryl Hannah
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
For decades Michel Comte has been shooting protagonists from the world of art, film and entertainment. However, he does not only take photos – perhaps more than any other artist Comt...
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1990s Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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C Print
Naomi Campbell - b&w portrait of the supermodel
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Naomi Campbell - b&w portrait of the supermodel
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1990s Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
Helena Christensen II - nude portrait of the Danish supermodel
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Helena Christensen II - nude portrait of the Danish supermodel
The artwork is signed and made by the artist in a strictly limited edition of 20.
Last available print worldwide.
It is...
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1990s Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Carla Bruni, Vogue Italia - the supermodel in a blond wig and with make up
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Other sizes and high end framing on request.
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1990s Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Yves Saint Laurent
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
For decades Michel Comte has been shooting protagonists from the world of art, film and entertainment. However, he does not only take photos – perhaps more than any other artist Com...
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1990s Michel Comte Portrait Photography
Sylvester Stallone
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Portrait of the Hollywood star and celebrity bare-chested with rose petals on his eyes.
For decades Michel Comte has been shooting protagonists from the world of art, film and en...
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1990s Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Sofia Coppola for Playboy's Safe Sex Campaign - Fine Art Photography, 1993
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Portrait of famous actress Producer Sofia Coppola in a red t-shirt sitting in a Bathtub, photographed by Michel Comte for the Safer Sex Campaign of Playboy in 1993.
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certificate of authenticity from the gallery.
Sofia Coppola is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and former actress. She gained popularity after directing her first movie, 'The Virgin Suicides...
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1990s Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Claudia Schiffer, Vogue Italia - the supermodel lying on the couch in orange
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Other sizes and high end framing on request.
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1990s Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Jeremy Irons, Interview
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Portrait of Oscar winning actor with monocle and cigarette.
For decades Michel Comte has been shooting protagonists from the world of art, film and entertainment. However, he does ...
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1990s Michel Comte Portrait Photography
Ling, Arude Magazine - nude asian model sitting on floor with cigarette in hand
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Other sizes and prices on request.
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1990s Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Mickey Rourke, the actor on hotel bed smoking a cigarette
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Other sizes and high end framing on request.
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1990s Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Mike Tyson - Portrait of the boxing legend on his knees
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
This extraordinary photograph by Michel Comte of Mike Tyson.
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and sign...
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1990s Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Naomi Campbell, Vogue Italia II - portrait of the supermodel
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Naomi Campbell, Vogue Italia II - portrait of the supermodel
The artwork is made and signed by the artist in a strictly limited edition of 7. Other sizes on request.
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1990s Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Veruschka I, Per Lui - Model and activist posing in white shirt with a cigarette
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certificate of authenticity from the gallery.
This stunning black and white Photography shows Veruschka, who is often regarded as the first German supermodel. She presents herself sitting at a table in a white shirt and tights. Her left hand is buried in her long messy hair, while her right hand, bejewelled with heavy rings, is holding a burning cigarette. She is not looking at the viewer but rather seems to be talking to another person. The Cups and glasses...
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1990s Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Black and White
Portrait of supermodel Eva Herzigova on sofa, showing her nude back with tattoo
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certificate of authenticity from the gallery.
The Women series is a collection of artistic photographs featuring celebrity figures. Intimate and direct, the viewer is confronted by the assertive demeanour presented through the central composition and neutral background. The passive woman of traditional fashion portraiture is replaced by an iconic image of the modern woman.
The saturated colours of the broiling desert against the piercing blue of the clear sky or the cool palette of an intimate black-and-white portrait; Michel Comte can do it all. The Swiss star...
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1990s Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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C Print
Catherine Deneuve - portrait of the french actress, fine art photography, 1996
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certificate of authenticity from the gallery.
This piece is a stunning portrait of the famous French actress...
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1990s Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
'Iman, Harpers Bazaar US' - the Supermodel with Thigh High Cowprint Boots, 1992
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
The supermodel lying on her back, naked, dressed only in thigh high cowboy boots, and smoking a cigarette screams 'rebel' - photographed by Michel Comte in 1992.
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certificate of authenticity from the gallery.
Iman is not only the wife of David Bowie but also a successful supermodel and actress. She studied political science in Egypt. This image created by Michel Comte depicts her from the side, capturing her independent and cool attitude. She is lying on her back, only wearing cow print over-knee boots attached to a belt. A cigarette is sticking between her lips as she is reaching between her legs with one hand. The majority of the image is a soft gradient of grey.
The piece is simple, inviting the viewer to step closer. The model's enticing profile offers details to explore. Her pose and the cigarette between her lips add a rebellious touch.
The saturated colors of the broiling desert against the piercing blue of the clear sky or the cool palette of an intimate black-and-white portrait, Michel Comte can do it all. The Swiss star...
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1990s Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Carla Bruni, Safe Sex Campaign, Fine Art Photography, 1993
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Amazing 90s full body nude picture of supermodel and former 1st Lady of France Carla Bruni, who covers only her shame.
Other sizes on request and high-end...
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1990s Contemporary Michel Comte Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Michel Comte portrait photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Michel Comte portrait photography available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of portrait photography to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of red and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Michel Comte in archival pigment print, pigment print, c print and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Michel Comte portrait photography, so small editions measuring 23 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Bruno Bisang, Earlie Hudnall Jr., and Roxanne Lowit. Michel Comte portrait photography prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $8,500 and tops out at $10,000, while the average work can sell for $10,000.