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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George Platt Lynes (780 results)
Teodor Starkowski (from Portfolio, 1954), 1954

George Platt Lynes

Teodor Starkowski (from Portfolio, 1954), 1954

Sale Date: June 24, 2012

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Gordon Hanson (from Portfolio), 1954

George Platt Lynes

Gordon Hanson (from Portfolio), 1954

Sale Date: June 24, 2012

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Portraits of Eugene Loving (2 works), 1930–1939

George Platt Lynes

Portraits of Eugene Loving (2 works), 1930–1939

Sale Date: June 24, 2012

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Self portrait, 1947

George Platt Lynes

Self portrait, 1947

Sale Date: December 27, 2011

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Francisco Moncion, 1948

George Platt Lynes

Francisco Moncion, 1948

Sale Date: December 13, 2011

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Male forms (Tableau), 1950

George Platt Lynes

Male forms (Tableau), 1950

Sale Date: December 13, 2011

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Orpheus (Nicholas Magallanes and Francisco..., 1950

George Platt Lynes

Orpheus (Nicholas Magallanes and Francisco..., 1950

Sale Date: December 13, 2011

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Joan Miro, 1947

George Platt Lynes

Joan Miro, 1947

Sale Date: December 19, 2011

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Nude no.53, 1931

George Platt Lynes

Nude no.53, 1931

Sale Date: November 3, 2011

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Portrait of W.H. Auden

George Platt Lynes

Portrait of W.H. Auden

Sale Date: October 15, 2011

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Fashion photograph

George Platt Lynes

Fashion photograph

Sale Date: October 15, 2011

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Yul Brynner, 1942

George Platt Lynes

Yul Brynner, 1942

Sale Date: October 18, 2011

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T.S. Eliot, 1950

George Platt Lynes

T.S. Eliot, 1950

Sale Date: October 18, 2011

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Male nude torso, 1948

George Platt Lynes

Male nude torso, 1948

Sale Date: June 18, 2011

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Frederic Prokosch, 1940

George Platt Lynes

Frederic Prokosch, 1940

Sale Date: June 12, 2011

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Sans titre, 1937–1940

George Platt Lynes

Sans titre, 1937–1940

Sale Date: June 28, 2011

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Edith Sitwell

George Platt Lynes

Edith Sitwell

Sale Date: March 29, 2011

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Carlos McClendon, 1947

George Platt Lynes

Carlos McClendon, 1947

Sale Date: December 4, 2010

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Wilbur wright, 1943

George Platt Lynes

Wilbur wright, 1943

Sale Date: December 2, 2010

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Francisco Moncion, Fire Island, 1952

George Platt Lynes

Francisco Moncion, Fire Island, 1952

Sale Date: December 9, 2010

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Untitled (Male nude), 1945–1949

George Platt Lynes

Untitled (Male nude), 1945–1949

Sale Date: December 9, 2010

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Ted Starkowski, 1950

George Platt Lynes

Ted Starkowski, 1950

Sale Date: December 9, 2010

Auction Closed

Ossip Zadkine, 1940–1949

George Platt Lynes

Ossip Zadkine, 1940–1949

Sale Date: December 8, 2010

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Jean Cocteau, 1936

George Platt Lynes

Jean Cocteau, 1936

Sale Date: December 8, 2010

Auction Closed

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