• Horst P. Horst, Yves Saint Laurent, 1958
     

    Horst P. Horst

    Yves Saint Laurent, 1958

     

    From 17 December 2020 to 10 February 2021, Saint Laurent Rive Droite collaborated with Galerie Marguo to present 6 photographs by Horst P. Horst curated by Saint Laurent's creative director Anthony Vaccarello.

     

    Horst P. Horst is a pioneer of fashion photography ranked alongside Irving Penn and Richard Avedon as one of the pre-eminent portrait photographers of the 20th century. The distinctive and elegant images created by Horst produced a timeless beauty that transcends fashion and modernity.

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  • "Fashion is an expression of the times. Elegance is something else again."

     

     — Horst P. Horst
  • Saint Laurent Rive Droite in Paris, Photo: Mike Derez
  • Horst P. Horst, Classical still life, 1937
     

    Horst P. Horst

    Classical still life, 1937
     
    While best known for his fashion and portrait work, Horst P. Horst had always maintained a strong interest and passion in still-life and landscape photography throughout his career. 
     
    He was a true magician of light and shadow and knew how to create atmosphere and emotions with lighting, the exact principle understood by the greatest painters such as Caravaggio, Rembrandt and Vermeer.
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  • "Horst’s approach to photography was highly reflective of his personal refinement and cultured background.  He approached the world with open eyes and felt that the primary goal of art was to capture beauty."
     
    — Shawn Waldron, Senior Director of Archives and Records at Condé Nast in New York

  • "You have to find out these things yourself.  You should never copy anybody, any photographer. I never look at other photographers.  You have to see it yourself."

     

    — Horst P. Horst

         Saint Laurent Rive Droite in Paris, Photo: Mike Derez
    • Horst P. Horst Still life, 1957 New York Gelatin silver print 25 x 20 cm
      Horst P. Horst
      Still life, 1957
      New York
      Gelatin silver print
      25 x 20 cm
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    • Horst P. Horst Red hot poker (torch lily), 1957 New York Gelatin silver print 25 x 20 cm
      Horst P. Horst
      Red hot poker (torch lily), 1957
      New York
      Gelatin silver print
      25 x 20 cm
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    • Horst P. Horst Still life, 1957 New York Gelatin silver print 25 x 20 cm
      Horst P. Horst
      Still life, 1957
      New York
      Gelatin silver print
      25 x 20 cm
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    • Horst P. Horst Still life, 1957 New York Gelatin silver print 25 x 20 cm
      Horst P. Horst
      Still life, 1957
      New York
      Gelatin silver print
      25 x 20 cm
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  • Saint Laurent Rive Droite in Paris, Photo: Mike Derez