Horst P. Horst
Overview
Horst P. Horst (1906-99) is one of the most artistically significant figures in twentieth-century fashion and portrait photography, ranking alongside Irving Penn and Richard Avedon. Working predominantly in Paris and New York, his career spanned 60 years and was influenced by the birth of surrealism. His work was regularly featured in Vogue and House and Garden – becoming legendary for the byline ‘Horst’. His photographs encapsulated elegance, style and redefined glamour through his use of light, composition and atmospheric illusion – illustrated perfectly through his most famous image Mainbocher Corset (1939).
Featured Exhibitions
Round the Clock 1, New York, 1987
Gelatin silver print, printed later
Hands, Hands…, New York, 1941
Gelatin silver print, printed later
20 x 24 in.
Costume Designs by Salvador Dali for his Ballet Bacchanale, Paris, 1939
Gelatin silver print, printed later
20 x 24 in.
Electric Beauty, 1939
Gelatin silver print, printed later
20 x 24 in.
Salvador Dali, 1943
Platinum-Palladium print, printed later
56 x 67.5 cm
Bombay Bathing Fashion, for Vogue Magazine, 1950
Platinum-Palladium print, printed later
41 x 51 cm