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Richard Avedon
Richard Avedon: Made in France
- Estimate
- $10,000 - 15,000
$20,000
Lot Details
San Francisco: Fraenkel Gallery, 2001.
Accompanied by a gelatin silver print, Suzy Parker and Gardner McKay, Dress by Balmain, Café des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1956.
Accompanied by a gelatin silver print, Suzy Parker and Gardner McKay, Dress by Balmain, Café des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1956.
Image 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (25.1 x 20 cm)
Book 14 3/4 x 11 1/8 x 1/2 in. (37.5 x 28.3 x 1.3 cm)
Book 14 3/4 x 11 1/8 x 1/2 in. (37.5 x 28.3 x 1.3 cm)
Book signed and numbered AP 10/10 in ink on the last page. Enclosed in a custom wooden slipcase with printed title. Print signed, numbered AP 10/10 in pencil and copyright credit reproduction limitation stamp on the verso. One from a special edition of 100 plus 10 artist's proofs.
Specialist
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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