Horst P. Horst
(1906-1999), PhotographerSitter in 1 portrait
Artist of 20 portraits
In the history of twentieth-century fashion and portrait photography, Horst's contribution figures as one of the most artistically significant and longest-lasting, spanning the sixty years between 1931 and 1991. During this period, his name became legendary as a one-word photographic byline, and his photographs came to be seen as synonymous with the creation of images of elegance, style and rarefied glamour. Horst was born in Germany. He studied architecture in Hamburg, and with Le Corbusier in Paris. As a photographer he was the protégé of Hoyningen-Huene in the Vogue studios in Paris and he continued to work for the magazine for the next six decades.
by Horst P. Horst
vintage bromide print, 1940
NPG P741
Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent
by Horst P. Horst
halftone reproduction tear sheet, March 1934
NPG x137794
by Horst P. Horst
halftone reproduction tear sheet, published 15 December 1937
NPG x137774
by Horst P. Horst
halftone reproduction tear sheet, published December 1938
NPG x137953
by Horst P. Horst
halftone reproduction tear sheet, published August 1939
NPG x193311
by Horst P. Horst
modern print from original negative, 1940
NPG x137752
by Horst P. Horst
modern print from original negative, 1940
NPG x137753
Madame Wellington Koo (née Hui-lan Oei)
by Horst P. Horst
modern print from original negative, early 1940s
NPG x137761
by Horst P. Horst
modern print from original negative, 1941
NPG x137758
by Horst P. Horst
modern print from original negative, 1941
NPG x137759
by Horst P. Horst
modern print from original negative, 1941
NPG x137763
by Horst P. Horst
modern print from original negative, 1942
NPG x137760
by Horst P. Horst
modern print from original negative, 1947
NPG x137755
by Horst P. Horst
modern print from original negative, 1948
NPG x137762
by Horst P. Horst
modern print from original negative, 1970s
NPG x137756
by Horst P. Horst
modern print from original negative, 1978
NPG x137757
by Horst P. Horst
modern print from original negative, 1984
NPG x137754
by Horst P. Horst
modern print from original negative, 1986
NPG x137751
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