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Patrick Demarchelier Art

French, 1943-2022

Patrick Demarchelier was one of the most influential fashion photographers of his generation, contributing images regularly to Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, including many covers. Born in France in 1943, he received an Eastman Kodak camera from his stepfather for his 17th birthday and, without any formal training, taught himself to develop film and make photographic prints.

In the 1960s, after working for a photography lab printing newspaper photos, Demarchelier began assisting professional photographers in the fashion world, including Hans Feurer, who shot for Vogue magazine. In 1975, having developed a reputation in France, he followed his girlfriend to New York, where he freelanced as a fashion photographer, assisting the likes of Jacque Guilbert and Henri Cartier-Bresson. Soon, his own work was appearing in Marie Claire, Elle and 20 Ans, among other publications.

In 1989, Diana, Princess of Wales, who had seen and admired his work for Vogue, asked Demarchelier to be her personal photographer, making him the first ever non-British official photographer to the royal family. In 1992, Liz Tilberis, newly named editor in chief of Harper’s Bazaar, brought him to the magazine for what became a 12-year partnership, which he kicked off with a stunning cover photo of model Linda Evangelista.

Demarchelier was responsible for shooting numerous high-profile print campaigns for scores of designers, including Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Louis Vuitton and Dior. His work also graced the covers of Life and Rolling Stone, but it is the world’s top fashion magazines that provided his primary stage. His images for these periodicals reflected his understanding that fashion masterworks are best appreciated in a wider aesthetic context, be it a starkly beautiful natural landscape, a sublime work of art or architecture, or a well-designed bar or restaurant. Shooting in such settings requires that the photographer focus on the model in just the right way.

Demarchelier’s uncanny ability to capture arresting images in venues both understated and complex kept him at the top of his profession for decades. A fantastical 2010 picture of two models in brightly hued Dior gowns taking defiant poses, hands on hips, in front of a manicured boxwood maze brings the excess and frivolity of 18th-century Rococo into the present day. Demarchelier’s 1998 photo of a young Cuban boy with his fists in boxing gloves demonstrates a similar synthesis of setting and pose: although the gym is rather ordinary, the boy’s posture and intense gaze give the picture a gravitas, even glamour.

Having spent his life behind the camera, Demarchelier moved in front of the lens in the 2009 documentary The September Issue, which memorably chronicled his collaboration with Vogue creative director Grace Coddington on the magazine’s biggest and most important issue of the year. Recently, his contributions to the fields of photography and fashion were honored in his native France. In 2007, Demarchelier was named an Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters by the French minister of culture. In 2011, he coauthored the book Dior Couture with then–Interview magazine editor Ingrid Sischy.

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Artist: Patrick Demarchelier
Frida and Mirte, New York

Patrick DemarchelierFrida and Mirte, New York, 2013

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Frida and Mirte, New York

By Patrick Demarchelier

Located in New York, NY

Edition of 8 Signed by the photographer on the verso

Category

2010s Patrick Demarchelier Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Diamonds

Patrick DemarchelierDiamonds, 2000

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Diamonds

By Patrick Demarchelier

Located in New York, NY

Edition of 20 Signed by the photographer on the verso

Category

Early 2000s Patrick Demarchelier Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

RuPaul

Patrick DemarchelierRuPaul, 1998

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RuPaul

By Patrick Demarchelier

Located in New York, NY

Signed by the photographer

Category

1990s Patrick Demarchelier Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Jeff Koons, Connecticut, June, 2001

Patrick DemarchelierJeff Koons, Connecticut, June, 2001

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Jeff Koons, Connecticut, June, 2001

By Patrick Demarchelier

Located in New York, NY

Signed by the photographer on label

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Patrick Demarchelier Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Keith Richards, 2000

Patrick DemarchelierKeith Richards, 2000

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Keith Richards, 2000

By Patrick Demarchelier

Located in New York, NY

Signed by the photographer on label

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Patrick Demarchelier Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Leonardo DiCaprio, 1999

Patrick DemarchelierLeonardo DiCaprio, 1999

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Leonardo DiCaprio, 1999

By Patrick Demarchelier

Located in New York, NY

Signed by the photographer on label

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Patrick Demarchelier Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Anthony Hopkins, 1998

Patrick DemarchelierAnthony Hopkins, 1998

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Anthony Hopkins, 1998

By Patrick Demarchelier

Located in New York, NY

Signed by the photographer

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Patrick Demarchelier Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Karlie Kloss, New York, VOGUE U.S., 2014

Patrick DemarchelierKarlie Kloss, New York, VOGUE U.S., 2014

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Karlie Kloss, New York, VOGUE U.S., 2014

By Patrick Demarchelier

Located in New York, NY

Signed by the photographer on label

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Patrick Demarchelier Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Caroline Trentini, New York, VOGUE, 2015

Patrick DemarchelierCaroline Trentini, New York, VOGUE, 2015

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Caroline Trentini, New York, VOGUE, 2015

By Patrick Demarchelier

Located in New York, NY

Signed by the photographer on label

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Patrick Demarchelier Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Mats Gustafson (illustrator) and Linda Evangelista in Christian Lacroix

Patrick DemarchelierMats Gustafson (illustrator) and Linda Evangelista in Christian Lacroix, 1995

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Mats Gustafson (illustrator) and Linda Evangelista in Christian Lacroix

By Patrick Demarchelier

Located in New York, NY

“Linda has slanted, almond-shaped eyes, extremely beautiful nostrils that tilt another way, and a mouth that angled in a third direction – femininity combined with strength, womanliness mixed with girlishness. I think this why we all respond so much to Linda – we read into her face all those received charismatic images. With these images and all the preexisting pictures of Linda in the back of my mind, I found it easy to distill her features to a very simple form.” -Mats Gustafson...

Category

1990s Modern Patrick Demarchelier Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Leonardo DiCaprio

Patrick DemarchelierLeonardo DiCaprio, 1999

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Leonardo DiCaprio

By Patrick Demarchelier

Located in New York, NY

Signed by the photographer.

Category

1990s Patrick Demarchelier Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Rupaul

Patrick DemarchelierRupaul, 1998

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Rupaul

By Patrick Demarchelier

Located in New York, NY

Signed by the photographer.

Category

1990s Patrick Demarchelier Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Gisele Bündchen

Patrick DemarchelierGisele Bündchen, 2002

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Gisele Bündchen

By Patrick Demarchelier

Located in New York, NY

Signed by the photographer.

Category

Early 2000s Patrick Demarchelier Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Princess Diana

Patrick DemarchelierPrincess Diana, 1995

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Princess Diana

By Patrick Demarchelier

Located in New York, NY

Signed by the photographer.

Category

1990s Patrick Demarchelier Art

Materials

Platinum

Lion

Patrick DemarchelierLion, 1997

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Lion

By Patrick Demarchelier

Located in New York, NY

Signed by the photographer.

Category

1990s Patrick Demarchelier Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Boxing Gym, Cuba

Patrick DemarchelierBoxing Gym, Cuba, 1998

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Boxing Gym, Cuba

By Patrick Demarchelier

Located in New York, NY

Signed by the photographer.

Category

1990s Patrick Demarchelier Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Nudes, St. Barthelemy

Patrick DemarchelierNudes, St. Barthelemy, 1997

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Nudes, St. Barthelemy

By Patrick Demarchelier

Located in New York, NY

Gelatin Silver Print. All editions signed by the photographer.

Category

1990s Patrick Demarchelier Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Puffy, East Hampton

Patrick DemarchelierPuffy, East Hampton, 1999

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Puffy, East Hampton

By Patrick Demarchelier

Located in New York, NY

All editions signed by the photographer.

Category

1990s Patrick Demarchelier Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Nude, St. Barthelemy

Patrick DemarchelierNude, St. Barthelemy, 1994

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Nude, St. Barthelemy

By Patrick Demarchelier

Located in New York, NY

Gelatin Silver Print. All editions signed by the photographer.

Category

1990s Patrick Demarchelier Art

Naomi, New York

Patrick DemarchelierNaomi, New York, 1991

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Naomi, New York

By Patrick Demarchelier

Located in New York, NY

Gelatin Silver Print. All editions signed by the photographer.

Category

1990s Patrick Demarchelier Art

Nadja, New York

Patrick DemarchelierNadja, New York, 1995

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Nadja, New York

By Patrick Demarchelier

Located in New York, NY

Gelatin Silver Print. All editions signed by the photographer.

Category

1990s Patrick Demarchelier Art

Linda Evangelista

Patrick DemarchelierLinda Evangelista, 1992

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Linda Evangelista

By Patrick Demarchelier

Located in New York, NY

Archival Pigment Print. All editions signed by the photographer.

Category

1990s Patrick Demarchelier Art

Karlie Kloss, New York

Patrick DemarchelierKarlie Kloss, New York, 2014

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Karlie Kloss, New York

By Patrick Demarchelier

Located in New York, NY

Signed by the photographer.

Category

2010s Patrick Demarchelier Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Frida and Mirte, New York

Patrick DemarchelierFrida and Mirte, New York, 2013

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Frida and Mirte, New York

By Patrick Demarchelier

Located in New York, NY

Archival Pigment Print. All editions signed by the photographer.

Category

2010s Patrick Demarchelier Art

Christy, New York

Patrick DemarchelierChristy, New York, 1986

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Christy, New York

By Patrick Demarchelier

Located in New York, NY

Gelatin Silver Print. All editions signed by the photographer.

Category

1980s Patrick Demarchelier Art

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