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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Notre Dame la grande, Poitiers, 1930–1939

George Platt Lynes

Notre Dame la grande, Poitiers, 1930–1939

Sale Date: October 23, 2002

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Selected portraits, 1930–1949

George Platt Lynes

Selected portraits, 1930–1949

Sale Date: October 23, 2002

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Ted Starkowski, 1950–1959

George Platt Lynes

Ted Starkowski, 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 21, 2002

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George Balanchine, 1941–1941

George Platt Lynes

George Balanchine, 1941–1941

Sale Date: April 18, 2002

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Nicholas Magallanes and Francisco..., 1952–1952

George Platt Lynes

Nicholas Magallanes and Francisco..., 1952–1952

Sale Date: April 18, 2002

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Nude portrait of Yule Brynner, 1942–1942

George Platt Lynes

Nude portrait of Yule Brynner, 1942–1942

Sale Date: April 15, 2002

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Male nude, 1940–1949

George Platt Lynes

Male nude, 1940–1949

Sale Date: April 15, 2002

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Trio of men, 1935–1935

George Platt Lynes

Trio of men, 1935–1935

Sale Date: April 15, 2002

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Male nude, 1940–1949

George Platt Lynes

Male nude, 1940–1949

Sale Date: April 15, 2002

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Male nude, 1950–1950

George Platt Lynes

Male nude, 1950–1950

Sale Date: April 15, 2002

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Untitled (Male nudes), 1954–1954

George Platt Lynes

Untitled (Male nudes), 1954–1954

Sale Date: February 19, 2002

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Male nude, 1940–1949

George Platt Lynes

Male nude, 1940–1949

Sale Date: December 7, 2001

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Male nude in a frame, 1950–1959

George Platt Lynes

Male nude in a frame, 1950–1959

Sale Date: December 7, 2001

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Male nude from the rear, 1950–1959

George Platt Lynes

Male nude from the rear, 1950–1959

Sale Date: December 7, 2001

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Princess Natalie Paley, 1930–1930

George Platt Lynes

Princess Natalie Paley, 1930–1930

Sale Date: December 2, 2001

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Doppelakt, 1950–1950

George Platt Lynes

Doppelakt, 1950–1950

Sale Date: November 3, 2001

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Robert L. Schafer, 1954–1954

George Platt Lynes

Robert L. Schafer, 1954–1954

Sale Date: October 3, 2001

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Feral Benga, 1935–1935

George Platt Lynes

Feral Benga, 1935–1935

Sale Date: October 2, 2001

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Yul Brynner, 1942–1942

George Platt Lynes

Yul Brynner, 1942–1942

Sale Date: October 2, 2001

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Study of three male nudes, 1940–1949

George Platt Lynes

Study of three male nudes, 1940–1949

Sale Date: October 2, 2001

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Untitled, 1940–1949

George Platt Lynes

Untitled, 1940–1949

Sale Date: October 2, 2001

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Woman with horse, 1940–1949

George Platt Lynes

Woman with horse, 1940–1949

Sale Date: May 11, 2001

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Portrait of George Balanchine, 1940–1949

George Platt Lynes

Portrait of George Balanchine, 1940–1949

Sale Date: May 11, 2001

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Woman in black, 1940–1949

George Platt Lynes

Woman in black, 1940–1949

Sale Date: May 11, 2001

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