CARMEN: PHOTOGRAPHS OF A FASHION ICON
198
Richard Avedon
Untitled
- Estimate
- $10,000 - 15,000
$16,250
Lot Details
Gelatin silver print.
1957
9 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (24.4 x 19.4 cm)
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
“In my mind I was making a scenario for myself. I pretended I was dancing, pretending I was flying. Avedon taught ladies how to look at themselves in a way they could not have.”
-Carmen
Please reference lot 194 for an essay on Carmen and this collection.
-Carmen
Please reference lot 194 for an essay on Carmen and this collection.
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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