1925
Though he began his artistic career as a painter, training at the Académie Julian in Paris, Edward Steichen is also known for his role in revolutionizing photography from a commercial tool into an artistic medium.
Famed artist and gallerist Alfred Stieglitz often featured Steichen’s artwork in the magazine Camera Work, published from 1903 to 1917 as photography gained popularity. Over the years, Steichen served as the chief photographer for Vogue and Vanity Fair as well as the Director of Photography at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Steichen’s dramatic, highly stylized compositions and curatorial eye catapulted photography into greater prestige. An art critic quipped in 1905: "One should not say that he recalls Rembrandt but rather, at this rate, that Rembrandt will, in time, remind us of Steichen."
As Steichen shifted his artistic focus to photography, he destroyed nearly all of his painted compositions. Beethoven represents one of the very few surviving paintings and is considered his most remarkable.
Simultaneously realistic and symbolic, Beethoven reflects Steichen’s unmistakable talent for composition, balance and hue. He completed the painting in 1902, immediately receiving critical praise for its commanding nature. Beethoven was hung prominently beside his photos at Steichen’s first solo show in June 1902 at La Maison des Artistes. The artwork was then proudly exhibited at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904, and later at the "National Arts Club Special Exhibition of Contemporary Art" in 1908.
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The Countess of Pembroke, c.1935 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
The Countess of Pembroke, c.1935 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography) Silver gelatin print, printed c. 1935 11 x 9 inches Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) had a brilliant aesthetic...
Silver Gelatin
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Helen Bennett, Chanel
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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H 9.25 in W 9.5 in
Coco Chanel, 1937 - Cecil Beaton (Black and White Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
Coco Chanel, 1937 - Cecil Beaton (Black and White Photography) Stamped with photographer's ink stamp on reverse Silver gelatin print, printed c. 1965 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches Cecil Bea...
Silver Gelatin
Yasmin in a Chanel Evening Dress, British VOGUE, London
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
$17,000
H 24 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Coco Chanel, Paris, Silver Gelatin print. Printed Later
By Horst P. Horst
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This captivating black and white artwork portrays Coco Cha nel reclining gracefully on an ornate chaise longue. Her profile exudes elegance, accentuated by intricate jewelry that dra...
Silver Gelatin
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H 19.5 in W 13.25 in
Margot Asquith, Lady Oxford, 1927 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
Margot Asquith, Lady Oxford, 1927 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Top half of red inkwash signature on tape and unknown studio label fixed to mount Inscribed 'Lady Oxford' on ...
Silver Gelatin
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Coco Chanel, Paris, Horst P. Horst
By Horst P. Horst
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Horst P. Horst (1906-1999) Title: Coco Chanel, Paris, 1937 Year: 1937, printed later by the photographer Medium: Silver Gelatin Print Size: 14 x 11 inches Condition: Excelle...
Silver Gelatin
$11,823
H 10 in W 8 in
Mrs Mona Williams, 1936 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
Mrs Mona Williams, 1936 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography) Inscribed with 'Mrs Harrison Williams' in unknown hand and stamped with photographer's and Sotheby's Cecil Beato...
Silver Gelatin
$11,823
H 9.5 in W 7.5 in
Mariannna Van Rensselar In Charles James Hat, 1930 - Cecil Beaton
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
Mariannna Van Rensselar In Charles James Hat, 1930 - Cecil Beaton Stamped with photographer's and Sotheby's Cecil Beaton studio ink stamps on reverse Silver gelatin print 9 1/2 x 7 ...
Silver Gelatin
$9,041
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Corinne Griffith, 1930 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
Corinne Griffith, 1930 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography) Red inkwash signature on mount Inscribed 'Corinne Griffith' in unknown hand and stamped with Sotheby's Cecil Bea...
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Katherine Cornell
By Edward Steichen
Located in Westwood, NJ
Printed, signed late 90's by George Tice.
Silver Gelatin
Martha Graham #4, NY
By Edward Steichen
Located in Westwood, NJ
These selenium toned silver gelatin prints are the photographs of Edward Steichen, printed by the renowned photographer George Tice. Tice was the last person to print for Steichen i...
Silver Gelatin
Stieglitz and Kitty, New York, 1904
By Edward Steichen
Located in Westwood, NJ
These selenium toned silver gelatin prints are the photographs of Edward Steichen, printed by the renowned photographer George Tice. Tice was the last person to print for Steichen i...
Silver Gelatin
John Barrymore as Hamlet
By Edward Steichen
Located in Westwood, NJ
Printed, signed late 90's by George Tice.
Silver Gelatin
From the Chrysler Building, NY
By George Tice
Located in Westwood, NJ
George Tice was born in 1938 in Newark, NJ, the state in which his ancestors had lived for generations earlier. He joined a camera club when he was fourteen, and is largely a self ta...
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Calla Lilly with Leaf
By Imogen Cunningham
Located in Westwood, NJ
This is a toned silver gelatin print made in late 1980's by Imogen Cunningham son and gifted photographer in his own right Rondal Partridge.
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