Lisette Model

(American/Austrian, 1901–1983)

Lisette Model was an Austrian-born American photographer whose work portrayed city life. By getting up close to her human subjects, Model conveyed the sense of a chance event. “The snapshooter’s pictures have an apparent disorder and imperfection, which is exactly their appeal and their style,” she once explained. Born Elise Amelie Felicie Stern on November 10, 1901 in Vienna, Austria, she studied music under the avant-garde composer Arnold Schoenberg as a young woman. Moving to Paris in 1924, she met the Russian painter Evsa Model, whom she married and gaine her surname. By 1933, Model had given up music to pursue visual art, attending the painting courses of André Lhote, and basic instructions on photography from her younger sister Olga. After emigrating to New York with her husband in 1937, Model began working as a photographer for Harper’s Bazaar, whose editor at the time was the esteemed Alexey Brodovitch. Along with her own career, Model also taught photographer, some of her students included Diane Arbus and Larry Fink. The artist died on March 30, 1983 in New York, NY. Today, her works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., among others.

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Lisette Model (462 results)
PROMENADE DES ANGLAIS, 1934

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PROMENADE DES ANGLAIS, 1934

Sale Date: May 23, 1993

Auction Closed

BLIND MAN IN FRONT OF BILLBOARD, 1935

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BLIND MAN IN FRONT OF BILLBOARD, 1935

Sale Date: May 23, 1993

Auction Closed

FIFTH AVENUE, 1945

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FIFTH AVENUE, 1945

Sale Date: May 23, 1993

Auction Closed

VARIOUS TITLES, 1930–1950

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VARIOUS TITLES, 1930–1950

Sale Date: April 8, 1993

Auction Closed

CONEY ISLAND, NEW YORK, 1940–1950

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CONEY ISLAND, NEW YORK, 1940–1950

Sale Date: April 8, 1993

Auction Closed

FASHION SHOW, PIERRE HOTEL (1940-46), 1977

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FASHION SHOW, PIERRE HOTEL (1940-46), 1977

Sale Date: February 7, 1993

Auction Closed

SEATED LADY, 1977

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SEATED LADY, 1977

Sale Date: February 7, 1993

Auction Closed

CONEY ISLAND, STANDING, 1942

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CONEY ISLAND, STANDING, 1942

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

Auction Closed

LOWER EAST SIDE, NEW YORK, 1940

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LOWER EAST SIDE, NEW YORK, 1940

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

Auction Closed

FIFTH AVENUE, 1930

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FIFTH AVENUE, 1930

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

Auction Closed

FRENCH GAMBLER, PROMENADE DES ANGLAIS, NICE, , 1934

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FRENCH GAMBLER, PROMENADE DES ANGLAIS, NICE, , 1934

Sale Date: October 13, 1992

Auction Closed

RUNNING LEGS, WALL STREET, NEW YORK CITY, 1940–1941

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RUNNING LEGS, WALL STREET, NEW YORK CITY, 1940–1941

Sale Date: October 13, 1992

Auction Closed

FASHION SHOW, PIERRE HOTEL, 1940–1946

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FASHION SHOW, PIERRE HOTEL, 1940–1946

Sale Date: October 13, 1992

Auction Closed

PROMENADE DES ANGELAIS, NICE, 1934

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PROMENADE DES ANGELAIS, NICE, 1934

Sale Date: April 15, 1992

Auction Closed

TWELVE PHOTOGRAPHS (1930'S-40'S), 1976

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TWELVE PHOTOGRAPHS (1930'S-40'S), 1976

Sale Date: April 15, 1992

Auction Closed

MAN WITH PAMPHLETS, PARIS, 1933–1938

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MAN WITH PAMPHLETS, PARIS, 1933–1938

Sale Date: April 15, 1992

Auction Closed

CONEY ISLAND BATHER, NEW YORK, 1939–1941

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CONEY ISLAND BATHER, NEW YORK, 1939–1941

Sale Date: April 14, 1992

Auction Closed

CIRCUS, NEW YORK

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CIRCUS, NEW YORK

Sale Date: April 14, 1992

Auction Closed

FAMOUS GAMBLER, FRENCH RIVIERA, 1934

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FAMOUS GAMBLER, FRENCH RIVIERA, 1934

Sale Date: April 14, 1992

Auction Closed

San Francisco, 1947

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San Francisco, 1947

Sale Date: April 13, 1992

Auction Closed

BROADWAY SINGER, METROPOLITAN CAFE, NEW YORK, 1930

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BROADWAY SINGER, METROPOLITAN CAFE, NEW YORK, 1930

Sale Date: April 13, 1992

Auction Closed

FASHION SHOW, PLAZA HOTEL, (1940-46), 1960

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FASHION SHOW, PLAZA HOTEL, (1940-46), 1960

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

Auction Closed

Woman with veil, San Francisco, 1960

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Woman with veil, San Francisco, 1960

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

Auction Closed

GAMBLER, PROMENADE DES ANGLAIS, NICE, FRANCE , 1977

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GAMBLER, PROMENADE DES ANGLAIS, NICE, FRANCE , 1977

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

Auction Closed

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