Mario Testino
Peruvian, b. 1954
Kate Moss, London, Vogue Italia, 2006
Digital chromogenic print (c-print)
Image: 16 x 21 in. (40.64 x 53.34 cm.)
Sheet: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 60.96 cm.)
Signed by artist and editioned in black ink on label on verso. Housed in original black portfolio box printed with the artist’s name. Accompanied by original invoice from Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Printed 2012
Edition 25/175
Lot ID141806
Estimate
7,000—9,000 USD
Kate Moss has long been one of Testino's closest friends and remains one of his favorite muses. "Kate Moss, London" is a classic Testino photograph, simultaneously capturing the intimacy of a seemingly unguarded or fleeting moment and heightening a sense of glamour and surreality. Perched casually on a polished bathroom counter in a sheer, frothy black dress and a black mask pulled back and slightly askew, Kate seems caught unaware in the midst of a glamourous fête. It is precisely this contrast between the apparently incidental and the impossibly glamorous that makes Testino's images continually fascinating.
The present edition was released on the occasion of Testino's major retrospective at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 2012. The work has not been removed from the original packaging.
Mario Testino (Peruvian, born 1954) is a contemporary Peruvian fashion photographer and art collector. Characterized by an intimate engagement with his models, his work captures the luxury and decadence of the contemporary fashion industry. “I usually try to make my images look like they just exist, like no effort was put into it,” he said of his process. Born on October 30, 1954 in Lima, Peru, after dropping his education in economics, he went on to study photography with John Vickers and Paul Nugent in London. His works have appeared in magazines such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, and GQ, as well as advertising campaigns for Gucci, Versace, and Chanel.
Provenance:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, October 2012
Private Collection, Miami