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Richard Avedon
Avedon/Paris
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- £120,000 - 180,000‡
£177,800
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New York: Self-published, 1978. Eleven gelatin silver prints, printed on the occasion of the retrospective exhibition, Avedon: Photographs 1947-1977 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 13 September - 5 November 1978.
Each approximately 36.2 x 45.5 cm (14 1/4 x 17 7/8 in.) or the reverse.
Each signed, numbered 2/75 in pencil, title, date, portfolio and copyright credit reproduction limitation stamps on the verso. Each within individual paper folios numbered sequentially 1-11 in pencil. Colophon signed, numbered 2/75 in pencil. Title page. Enclosed within a tan linen clamshell portfolio case with red embossed facsimile signature. Number 2 from an edition of 75.
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Richard Avedon
American | B. 1923 D. 2004From the inception of Richard Avedon's career, first at Harper's Bazaar and later at Vogue, Avedon challenged the norms for editorial photography. His fashion work gained recognition for its seemingly effortless and bursting energy, while his portraits were celebrated for their succinct eloquence. "I am always stimulated by people," Avedon has said, "almost never by ideas." Indeed, as seen in his portraits — whether of famed movie stars or everyday people — the challenge for Avedon was conveying the essence of his subjects. His iconic images were usually taken on an 8 x 10 inch camera in his studio with a plain white background and strobe lighting, creating his signature minimalist style. Avedon viewed the making and production of photographs as a performance similar to literature and drama, creating portraits that are simultaneously intensely clear, yet deeply mysterious.
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