Horst
dal 20/12/2001 al 20/1/2002
Segnalato da
20/12/2001
Horst
Staley + Wise Gallery, New York
Born in Germany in 1906, Horst went to Paris and apprenticed with Le Corbusier. A chance meeting with Baron George Hoyningen-Huene changed the course of his life, opening doors to a career in photography and a life spent among the artistic and social achievers of Paris and New York.
Born in Germany in 1906, Horst went to
Paris and apprenticed with Le
Corbusier. A chance meeting with
Baron George Hoyningen-Huene
changed the course of his life, opening
doors to a career in photography and a
life spent among the artistic and social
achievers of Paris and New York. Horst
worked chiefly for Conde Nast
Publications and over the course of
sixty years, he photographed fashion
and major personalities.
A master of light and shadow, Horst's
love of classical architecture and
sculpture figure prominently in much of
his work. His dramatic lighting,
elegance and imaginative settings
changed the look of portrait and
fashion photography. Nudes, interiors,
flowers, landscape and still life all
reflect his mastery of line and form.
Horst has had major exhibitions at the
Louvre, at the International Center for
Photography and soon in Berlin. Horst
died in 1999.
George Hoyningen-Huene Born in St
Petersburg in 1900, Baron George
Hoyningen-Huene became one of the
great exponents of fashion
photography of the 20s and 30s.
Fleeing from the Russian Revolution,
he moved first to London and then in
1920 to Paris where he made several
contacts with the local art scene. He
began to work as a fashion draftsman,
publishing his work in Harper's Bazaar
and Fairchild's Magazine. By 1925, he
had become the chief photographer for
French Vogue. In 1935, he moved to
New York and began working almost
exclusively for Harper's Bazaar. In
1943, he published two picture books,
Hellas and Egypt, and soon thereafter
moved to Hollywood where he became
active in the motion picture industry
photographing celebrities.
Image: HORST Park Avenue Fashion, 1962
Established in 1981 in
Soho, the Staley + Wise
Gallery opened with an
exhibition of Horst
photographs and
continues to show the
work of masters of
fashion photography. The
collection also includes
Hollywood portraiture,
landscape, still life and
nudes.
Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11 am - 5 pm
Staley + Wise Gallery 560 Broadway New York, NY 10012 U.S.A.