George Platt Lynes

(American, 1907–1955)

George Platt Lynes was an American fashion photographer. His grayscale work is characterized by its sexual and homoerotic overtones, and is often shot in moody high-contrast. He photographed nude men, high-profile celebrities, and figures in the art world, lending his subjects a stylized sensuality through his extensive studio lighting and classical compositions. Born in East Orange, NJ on April 15, 1907, Lynes began his career through self-taught photography, gradually arising to immense fame in his field. He worked for several high-profile New York-based clients such as Vogue magazine and Bergdorf Goodman, later turning his creative eye to the celebrities of Hollywood. He would come to disavow commercial work and return to personal photography projects later in life, going on to shoot his most celebrated and well-known male nudes. Before his death on December 6, 1955 in New York, NY, Lynes destroyed many of his prints and negatives, and it was only posthumously discovered that he had sent a substantial portion of his collection the Kinsey Institute in Indiana for posterity and study.

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Four Portraits of Dancer Homer (Randy)..., 1947

George Platt Lynes

Four Portraits of Dancer Homer (Randy)..., 1947

Sale Date: May 10, 2019

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Four Portraits of Jack Fontan, 1954

George Platt Lynes

Four Portraits of Jack Fontan, 1954

Sale Date: May 10, 2019

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Pair of male nude studies, 1930

George Platt Lynes

Pair of male nude studies, 1930

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

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Male nude study * George P.L.'s Destroyer, 1930

George Platt Lynes

Male nude study * George P.L.'s Destroyer, 1930

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

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Ralph McWilliams, 1950–1955

George Platt Lynes

Ralph McWilliams, 1950–1955

Sale Date: February 21, 2019

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Paul Cadmus, 1942

George Platt Lynes

Paul Cadmus, 1942

Sale Date: February 21, 2019

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Pair of male nude studies, 1930

George Platt Lynes

Pair of male nude studies, 1930

Sale Date: February 21, 2019

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Group of Thirty-one Photographs of Men..., 1930–1959

Attributed to George Platt Lynes

Group of Thirty-one Photographs of Men..., 1930–1959

Sale Date: January 25, 2019

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Two Portraits of Jack Fontan (Nude and..., 1954

George Platt Lynes

Two Portraits of Jack Fontan (Nude and..., 1954

Sale Date: January 25, 2019

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Female Nude, 1950

George Platt Lynes

Female Nude, 1950

Sale Date: January 25, 2019

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$Two Photographs of Charles$

George Platt Lynes

Two Photographs of Charles "Tex" Smutney and , 1941

Sale Date: January 25, 2019

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Teddy Chitwood (?), photographed for..., 1940–1949

George Platt Lynes

Teddy Chitwood (?), photographed for..., 1940–1949

Sale Date: December 4, 2018

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Ted Starkowsky - Wonderful. Male nude, 1950

George Platt Lynes

Ted Starkowsky - Wonderful. Male nude, 1950

Sale Date: December 4, 2018

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Alain Bocouilla, 1937

George Platt Lynes

Alain Bocouilla, 1937

Sale Date: December 11, 2018

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Nudes and Mattress, 1941

George Platt Lynes

Nudes and Mattress, 1941

Sale Date: December 11, 2018

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Two Nude Men

George Platt Lynes

Sale Date: December 11, 2018

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Nino Sansone at Bar, 1950

George Platt Lynes

Nino Sansone at Bar, 1950

Sale Date: December 11, 2018

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Prometheus, 1940

George Platt Lynes

Prometheus, 1940

Sale Date: November 21, 2018

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Paul Cadmus Drawing Ralph McWilliams, 1953

George Platt Lynes

Paul Cadmus Drawing Ralph McWilliams, 1953

Sale Date: October 18, 2018

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Henri Cartier-Bresson, with Bones, 1935

George Platt Lynes

Henri Cartier-Bresson, with Bones, 1935

Sale Date: October 18, 2018

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Self-portrait with Chuck Howard * Chuck..., 1950

George Platt Lynes

Self-portrait with Chuck Howard * Chuck..., 1950

Sale Date: October 18, 2018

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Portrait of a young man, 1945–1949

George Platt Lynes

Portrait of a young man, 1945–1949

Sale Date: October 18, 2018

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Young man in doorway * Male nude on bed, 1950

George Platt Lynes

Young man in doorway * Male nude on bed, 1950

Sale Date: October 18, 2018

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Kate Lawson, 1935, 1935

George Platt Lynes

Kate Lawson, 1935, 1935

Sale Date: July 19, 2018

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