Richard Avedon - Photographs London Tuesday, May 7, 2013 | Phillips

Photographs

London 8 May 2013 4pm

  • Provenance

    Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

  • Literature

    Richard Avedon: Evidence 1944-1994, New York: Random House, 1994, p. 155
    Richard Avedon: Portraits, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2002, n.p.
    Richard Avedon Photographs 1946-2004, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 2007, n.p.

  • Artist Biography

    Richard Avedon

    American • 1923 - 2004

    From 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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Richard Avedon

Groucho Marx, actor, Beverly Hills, California, April 12

1972
Gelatin silver print, printed 1975.
42 x 39.7 cm (16 1/2 x 15 5/8 in)
Signed, numbered 10/50 in ink, copyright credit reproduction limitation, title, date and edition stamps on the verso.

Estimate
£6,000 - 8,000 

Sold for £8,750

Contact Specialist
Lou Proud
Head of Photographs, London
lproud@phillips.com
+ 44 207 318 4092

Photographs

London 8 May 2013 4pm