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Richard Avedon: A Limited Edition, Portfolio of 11 prints, 1978

Prints measure 10 x 8 inches.

Very good condition for 46 years!

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perfect for framing.

Portfolio of eleven images taken in Paris by celebrated American photographer Richard Avedon.

Most famously known for his work in fashion magazines such as Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue, Richard Avedon considered himself first and foremost a portrait photographer. Immortalising the essence of the subject was his primary objective. His shoots were dramatic and dynamic, capturing the sitter’s livelihood instead of them becoming statues, as was the norm until that point.

THIS PORTFOLIO, AVEDON/PARIS, WAS PUT TOGETHER IN 1978 TO CELEBRATE HIS RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK. THE ELEVEN IMAGES INCLUDED WERE TAKEN IN PARIS BETWEEN 1947 AND 1957, AND ARE PART OF THE FIRST PHASE OF HIS CAREER WHICH HE DEDICATED ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY TO FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY. THESE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE BRILLIANT EXAMPLES OF THE WORK HE EXECUTED TO ELEVATE THIS DISCIPLINE INTO A FINE ART STANDPOINT THROUGHOUT THE 20TH CENTURY.

CLASSICALLY FRENCH IN ITS AESTHETIC, THIS BODY OF WORK SHOWS THE MOST FAMOUS MODELS OF THE 1940S AND 1950S WHO WERE SOME OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S MUSES. THE WOMEN PORTRAYED BOAST THE EFFORTLESS GLAMOUR AND PLAYFULNESS THAT AVEDON IMAGINED FOR THEM. HE GAVE HIS MUSES AN ENVIRONMENT WITH WHICH TO INTERACT AND MAKE IT THEIR OWN. THEY WERE AT LEISURE IN PARIS, JUMPING PUDDLES, PLAYING ROULETTE OR GOING TO HIGH-CLASS EVENTS. AVEDON’S PHOTOGRAPHY GAVE WOMEN EVIDENCE OF BEING HUMAN, URBAN AND CONSTANTLY ON THE GO IN LUXURIOUS AND SOPHISTICATED ENVIRONMENTS.

AFTER HIS YEARS WORKING FOR FASHION MAGAZINES, WHILE STILL WORKING COMMERCIALLY, HE TURNED TO PORTRAITURE. HIS AESTHETIC WAS ALWAYS VERY MINIMAL; TYPICALLY A WHITE BACKGROUND AND A SIMPLE LIGHT SETTING WERE ENOUGH FOR HIM. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEARS HE PHOTOGRAPHED PEOPLE LIKE MARILYN MONROE, ANDY WARHOL OR JOHN F. KENNEDY. HIS WAY OF WORKING WAS TO ESTABLISH A SENSE OF INTIMACY BETWEEN THE SITTER AND HIMSELF. HAVING BOTH PARTS BEING EQUALLY INVESTED AND TRUSTING IN THE EMOTIONAL EXCHANGE, ALLOWED THE VIEWER TO COMPREHEND THE PHOTOGRAPH ON NOT ONLY THE SITTER’S VIEW BUT ALSO AVEDON’S. AS HE FAMOUSLY SAID, ‘MY PORTRAITS ARE MORE ABOUT ME THAN THEY ARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE I PHOTOGRAPH.

FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE POST-WAR ERA PROVIDED A SENSE OF ESCAPISM THROUGH GLAMOUR, PLEASURE AND ADVENTURE.

THE ELEVEN PRINTS IN AVEDON/PARIS ARE A PIECE OF HISTORY WHICH SYMBOLISE A TURNING POINT FOR THE CONCEPT OF FASHION MAGAZINES AND THEIR REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN. AS STATED IN AVEDON’S OBITUARY PUBLISHED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, "HIS FASHION AND PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHS HELPED DEFINE AMERICA'S IMAGE OF STYLE, BEAUTY AND CULTURE FOR THE LAST HALF-CENTURY".

This is a Scarce Promotion Photo Portfolio of Eleven prints by Richard Avedon taken during the 1940s and 1950s. The duotone photographic prints are housed in a folder with a reproduction of Avedon’s signature in red on the front from 1978.

The portfolio images include:

Renee [New Look of Dior], 1947

Elise Daniels, 1948

Elise Daniels with Street Performers, 1948

Dorian Leigh [Coat by Dior], 1949

Dorian Leigh [Evening dress by Piguet], 1949

Dorian Leigh [w/ Schiarparelli rhinestones], 1949

Sunny Harnett [Evening dress by Gres], 1954

Marlene Dietrich [Turban by Dior], 1955

Suzy Parker [Evening dress by Lanvin-Castillo], 1956

Suzy Parker and Robin Tattersall [Evening dress by Griffe], 1957

Carmen (Homage to Munkacsi) [Coat by Cardin), 1957.

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