Photographer Roxanne Lowit was at the forefront of recording modern culture for more than four decades. With her camera, she captured the grit within the glamor, bringing out the truest essence of each subject.
Lowit had no formal training in photography. She graduated from New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology with a degree in art history and textile design. She had a successful career as a designer, but also had a penchant for painting. Many people offered to sit for her paintings, but her busy schedule did not allow for lengthy sessions. Instead, she would take photographs to use as references when she had time to work on her art.
She enjoyed the instant gratification of producing an image through the lens. She began her photography practice in earnest at New York fashion shows, taking pictures of her own designs. Soon, models such as Jerry Hall were inviting her backstage to the shows. Her behind-the-scenes shots catapulted her into icon status in the fashion industry.
She later expanded her focus beyond fashion. Throughout her illustrious career, Lowit photographed world-famous cultural figures, like American Pop artist Andy Warhol, Spanish Surrealist painter Salvador Dalí and American singer Madonna.
Many prestigious venues have displayed Lowit’s work, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Andy Warhol Museum. Her work is part of the permanent collection of Japan’s Kobe Fashion Museum.
The American, French, German and Italian editions of Vogue all included Lowit’s photographs on their pages, as did many other notable publications, including GQ and Vanity Fair. Lowit produced advertising work for many major companies, including Armani, De Beers and Land Rover. Lowit published four books of her photography, including Roxanne Lowit Photographs Yves Saint Laurent in 2014. She died in 2022.
On 1stDibs, find Roxanne Lowit’s portrait, color and black and white photography.
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Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington and Linda Evangelista in a Tub, Paris, 1990
By Roxanne Lowit
Located in Vienna, AT
Three supermodels sitting in a luxurious bathtub drinking champagne, photographed by Roxanne Lowit in 1990. All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end fram...
Archival Pigment
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Seeing, Speaking, Hearing no Evil - Three Supermodels, Fine Art Photography 1989
By Roxanne Lowit
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. Roxanne Lowit...
Archival Pigment
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Masked Moss, Paris
By Roxanne Lowit
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 25) Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Silver Gelatin
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Kate Moss at Vivienne Westwood - the model backstage, fine art photography, 1994
By Roxanne Lowit
Located in Vienna, AT
Other sizes and high end framing on request. Roxanne Lowit’s portfolio is a tribute to the world of glamour and the creative elite. After over three decades of celebrity and backstag...
Archival Pigment
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'Jean-Michel Basquiat I' - Portrait in side profile, fine art photography, 1985
By Roxanne Lowit
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 certifica...
Archival Pigment
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Nan Kempner, Fran Stark and Jaqueline de Ribes, NYC
By Roxanne Lowit
Located in Vienna, AT
Roxanne Lowit’s portfolio is a tribute to the world of glamour and the creative elite. After over three decades of celebrity and backstage photography Roxanne Lowit has become a sta...
Silver Gelatin
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Smoke gets in your Eyes, Dior, Paris, b/w, Fine Art Photography, 2003
By Roxanne Lowit
Located in Vienna, AT
Black and white close-up of a person smoking during the Dior fashion show in Paris by the iconic backstage party photographer Roxanne Lowit. All prints are limited edition. Availabl...
Silver Gelatin
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Vivienne Westwood, Paris - Nadja Auermann backstage, fine art photography, 1995
By Roxanne Lowit
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. Roxanne Lowit's backstage photography of the 80s and 90s is iconic and helped shape the cultural world of the late 20th century. This Portrait was taken at the Vivienne Westwood fall-fashion show in Paris in 1995. The Collection was titled 'Vive la Cocotte' and focused on undergarments to create exaggerated silhouettes. In typical Westwood style, the show was a contrast to the classic 90s aesthetic, which is perfectly captured in this Portrait of the Model Nadja Auermann. She is wearing a Corset top richly adorned with ruffles, bows, and flower print. Her black leather gloves contrast the light tulle skirt and stola. She looks directly at the camera with pursed lips, even further exaggerating her porcelain doll makeup. The classic Vivienne Westwood pearl choker...
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John Galliano and Kate Moss - Backstage Portrait of Model and Designer, Fine Art
By Roxanne Lowit
Located in Vienna, AT
Provocative picture of supermodel Kate Moss and fashion designer John Galliano tongue on tongue. All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on req...
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$391
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Dining Out - New York Dinner Portrait Couple Dining Black and White Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
Dining Out - New York Dinner Portrait Couple Dining Black and White Photograph A couple dining out at an elegant hotel in New York is caught momentarily distracted by the floor show...
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$5,000
H 47.2 in W 33 in D 0.1 in
James Bond, Castelloland Series. Digital Collage Color Photograph
By Paloma Castello
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Castelloland works with objects whose uniqueness is fundamental to the narrative of each story, as each image reacts and develops through the interaction between the word and the obj...
Archival Pigment, Color
Surfer Kids loading surf boards
By Al Satterwhite
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25 Signed and numbered in black ink on print margin. Signed, titled, dated, print date and misc. notations in pencil on print verso AVAILABLE SIZES: 11 x 14 in., Edition ...
Archival Pigment
$2,400
H 14 in W 11 in
Woman Protestor, 1960s, Washington, Signed Gelatin Silver Photograph, 14x11
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
American photographer Leonard Freed enjoyed documentary storytelling and as a "concerned photographer" his photography demonstrated humanitarian concerns. Woman Protestor, March on Washington, 1963 by Leonard Freed, is a 14" x 11" gelatin silver photograph, signed and stamped on verso (back of photo) by the estate, Brigitte Freed (wife of the photographer). The photo is in Leonard Freed's book “This Is the Day: The March on Washington'' (p. 50). The photographer travelled to New York, Washington, D.C., and throughout the South, capturing the daily lives of African-Americans. Documenting the 1960s Civil Rights Movement from the East Coast to the Deep South, Freed’s photo essay culminated in the book Black in White America, which contributed to Freed's becoming a well-known documentary photographer of 20th Century America. After Freed’s death in 2006 his widow, Brigitte Freed was inspired to compile a book on the March on Washington from her late husband’s archive because she heard then-Senator former President Barack Obama remark to an audience of civil rights activists, “I stand here because you walked.” The March on Washington series is a powerful visual testimony, capturing protests that culminated in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream'' speech, delivered at the base of the Lincoln Memorial. Provenance: Freed estate *** Artist’s Bio: Leonard Freed (1929-2006) was an American photographer from Brooklyn, New York. His "Black in White America" series made him known as a documentarian, a social documentary photographer. Freed worked as a freelance photographer from 1961 onwards and as a Magnum photographer Freed traveled widely abroad and, in the US, photographing African Americans (1964-65), events in Israel (1967-68, 1973), and the New York City police department (1972-79). Freed's coverage of the American civil rights...
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
$7,500
H 54 in W 36 in D 0.01 in
Paul Newman, Sebring - Racing, Sports, Race Car Driver, Black and White Portrait
By Al Satterwhite
Located in Denton, TX
Paul Newman, Sebring by Al Satterwhite is a black and white portrait of the iconic actor, director, race car driver and more, dressed in his racing gear as he prepares for his upcomi...
Archival Pigment
$1,350
H 36 in W 44 in D 0.1 in
Untitled (Nr. 0382) Black & White Photography 36" x 44" in Ed. of 12 by Ben Cope
By Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
Untitled (Nr. 0382) Black & White Photography 36" x 44" in Ed. of 12 by Ben Cope Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issued by the artist. Unframed - ships rolled in a...
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Bruce Springsteen
By Danny Clinch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed Danny Clinch Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band images throughout the week to celebrate the kickoff of their new tour ! This portrait is from the first time Danny Clinch...
Archival Pigment
$2,500
H 14 in W 11 in
New York City, World Series Win, Black and White Baseball Photography 1950s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
World Series Win, New York City, 1954 by Leonard Freed, is a 14" x 11" gelatin silver later ("lifetime") print, signed on verso (back of print) by the ...
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
$3,100
H 47 in W 47 in D 0.1 in
No Title (No 11) Ballet Photography 47x47 in Ed. of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
By Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
No Title (No 11) Ballet Photography 47x47 in Ed. of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko Photography Year photo was taken: 2017 Unframed - ships in a tube This picture is a part of Spiri...
Archival Pigment
$700
H 18 in W 24 in D 0.1 in
"Untitled (Nr. 1002)" Black & White Photography 18x24 in Ed. of 20 by Ben Cope
By Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled (Nr. 1002)" Black & White Photography 18x24 in Ed. of 20 by Ben Cope Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issued by the artist. Unframed - ships rolled in a t...
Archival Pigment
$1,500
H 14 in W 11 in
Shopkeeper, Paris, France, Signed Black-and-White Print, 14x11, 1989 by RF
By Roberta Fineberg
Located in New york, NY
A black-and-white photograph (analog) of a Parisian magazine/newspaper shopkeeper who exhibits a unique brand of French quirkiness and expressiveness in Paris of the 1980s. Shot on film, Shopkeeper, 1989 by Roberta Fineberg is a 14” x 11” gelatin silver print in an edition of 5. Signed, dated, and titled on recto (photo front) by the artist. Provenance: RF Studio *** Artist's Bio: As a visual artist, Roberta Fineberg (RF) focuses on the themes of serendipity, inventiveness, the development of ideas and color fields for her mixed media works. Drawn to experimentation, she explores diverse mediums and concepts such as the ephemeral (Butterfly Series), stolen moments (documentary), play, timelessness, the enduring, and the significance of matter. RF’s selected exhibitions: Women of Spirit Zurcher Gallery New York (2025); Sojourner Gallery New York (2022); Phyllis Harriman Gallery New York studio shows (2020, 2022); CADAF online art...
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
$2,260
H 14 in W 11 in
Harlem, New York, 1950s Photograph, Gelatin Silver Print, Signed, 14x11 Inches
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Harlem, 1954 by Leonard Freed, is a 14” x 11” photograph from the photographer's Black in White America book (p. 91). The gelatin silver print from the estate is stamped verso (bac...
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Kate Moss at Vivienne Westwood Show, Paris
By Roxanne Lowit
Located in Vienna, AT
Roxanne Lowit’s portfolio is a tribute to the world of glamour and the creative elite. After over three decades of celebrity and backstage photography Roxanne Lowit has become a sta...
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H 20.08 in W 16.15 in
Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld -portrait of the famous fashion designers
By Roxanne Lowit
Located in Vienna, AT
Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld - rare black&white portrait of the two famous fashion designers. The artwork is framed with a black hardwood box,...
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H 20.08 in W 16.15 in
Three Faces of Karl Lagerfeld - b&w portrait of the famous fashion designer
By Roxanne Lowit
Located in Vienna, AT
Three Faces of Karl Lagerfeld - b&w portrait of the famous fashion designer. High-end frame with black hardwood box, mat and 99% UV-resistant acrylic gl...
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H 20 in W 24 in
Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington - supermodels in b&w
By Roxanne Lowit
Located in Vienna, AT
Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington - black & white portrait of the famous supermodels "hearing, seeing and speaking no evil" High-end frame with black hard-wood...
Archival Pigment
Kate Moss, Milan
By Roxanne Lowit
Located in New York, NY
Kate Moss, Milan 1994, Printed 2011 Archival Pigment Print paper size: 40 x 30 inches image size: 33 x 23 inches Edition of 11 Signed, dated, titled, editioned verso in pencil
Archival Pigment
Isabella Rossellini, Milan
By Roxanne Lowit
Located in Vienna, AT
Roxanne Lowit’s portfolio is a tribute to the world of glamour and the creative elite. After over three decades of celebrity and backstage photography Roxanne Lowit has become a sta...