April 17, 2024
Gertrude Stein and Horst - Signed by Horst P Horst - Platinum Photograph - 1946
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Gertrude Stein and Horst - Signed by Horst P Horst - Platinum Photograph - 1946Platinum Print. Horst took this photo in 1946, the date of printing the platinum print was after 1946 (date unknown).Signed in pencil in margin, signed in pencil on versoImage size: 8 x 7.8 inch Platinum print. Paper size: 11x14 Mat size: 16x20Condition: Image is a fine and fresh platinum print. However, the paper outside the image area has been affected by humidity with areas of discoloration and paper wrinkles. See photos. These paper issues, thankfully, do not affect the image and are not seen when mounted. This photo is priced low due to the paper condition.Provenance : Purchased from Hamiltons, Mayfair, London in 1999.Shipping: Please note that shipping cost includes insurance.About the Image: " On her second day of sittings for photographer, Horst P. Horst, Stein was featured in her new Balmain suit in a series of poses, some with Basket, one with Balmain, and another with Horst himself and the hands of his lover, Carl Erickson, as he sketches Stein. These were the last portraits anyone made of her, for she died a short time later."About Horst : Horst P. Horst was a German-born American fashion photographer considered one of the masters of the medium. Best known for his glamorous images of women and fashion, Horst meticulously posed his models in
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