Horst P. Horst

(American/German, 1906–1999)

coco chanel by horst p. horst

Horst P. Horst

Coco Chanel, 1937

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‘i love you’ sign, paris, 1937 (lisa fonssagrives with hat by balenciaga and gloves by bucheron) by horst p. horst

Horst P. Horst

‘I Love You’ Sign, Paris, 1937 (Lisa Fonssagrives with Hat by Balenciaga and Gloves by Bucheron), 1937

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lisa fonssagrives (lisa with turban) by horst p. horst

Horst P. Horst

Lisa Fonssagrives (Lisa with Turban), 1940

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marlene dietrich by horst p. horst

Horst P. Horst

Marlene Dietrich, 1950

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female nude with chair by horst p. horst

Horst P. Horst

Female Nude with Chair, 1941

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statue with book by horst p. horst

Horst P. Horst

Statue with Book, 1938

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untitled by horst p. horst

Horst P. Horst

Untitled, before 1950

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odalisque i by horst p. horst

Horst P. Horst

Odalisque I, 1943

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Biography

Timeline

1926 - 1928
Studied architecture at the Kunstgewerbeschule, Hamburg
1930
Student-apprentice, studio of the architect Le Corbusier, Paris
1932 - 1935
Photographer, with George Hoyningen-Huene, in Vogue magazine studios, Conde Nast Publications, Paris and in New York
1935
Emigrated to the United States
1942 - 1945
Technical sergeant in the US Army
1942
Educated at the Oberrealschule, Weissenfels
1952 - 1970
Maintained Horst Studio, New York

Exhibitions

2012
Icons of Fashion and Beauty - Bernheimer Fine Art Photography, Munich
Poetic Renaissance - Galerie Clairefontaine, Luxembourg
Beyond Words: Photography in The New Yorker - UCCA - Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing
The Nude Interpreted - Staley-Wise Gallery, New York City, NY
Various Artists - From Collectors' Archives - Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2011
Celebrities & Fashion of the 20th Century - in focus Galerie, Cologne
Westlich Foto - & Kamrea Auktion - WestLicht. Schauplatz für Fotografie, Vienna
Vanity - Kunsthalle Wien (Museumsquartier), Vienna
Becoming: Photographs from the Collection of John and Ginny Soule - Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON
The Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to Today - Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich
Great Moments in Glamour - Museum Ludwig, Cologne
2010
Red Dior - Kunstverein Talstrasse e.V., Halle (Saale)
Fotografien 2010 - Galerie Klaus Gerrit Friese, Stuttgart
Foto- & Kamera - Auktion - WestLicht. Schauplatz für Fotografie, Vienna
25 years/25 Works - Wessel + O'Connor Fine Art, New York City, NY
Nudes - Camera Work, Berlin
Another Nude Show - Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Woman's Image - Hagedorn Foundation Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Architecture of Fashion - Holden Luntz Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
exposed - Aktfotografie des XX. Jahrhunderts - in focus Galerie, Cologne
2009
Horst P. Horst - Flo Peters Gallery , Hamburg
Something for Everyone - Hamiltons Gallery, London (England)
I love Art 10 - The Fallen Angels - Watari-Um - Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
Fashion is Big - Holden Luntz Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
2008
Horst P. Horst - Photographs - Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Herb Rítts & Horst P Horst - Robert Klein Gallery, Boston, MA
Dalla Presitoria al Futuro. Capolavori dalla collezione Bischofsberger - Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli, Turin
Mujeres en plural - Fundacion Canal, Madrid
Fashion - Camera Work, Berlin
Fotógrafos da Vida Moderna - Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo
Gallery Selections - Hamiltons Gallery, London (England)
2007
Horst P. Horst - Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
Masterpieces - Grieder Contemporary Sils-Maria, Sils-Maria
2006
Horst Centennial - Shadow and Light - Staley-Wise Gallery, New York City, NY
Platinum - Hamiltons Gallery, London (England)
Horst P. Horst - Stellan Holm Gallery, New York City, NY
2005
Horst P. Horst - The selected works - Aidan Gallery, Moscow
The World Of H.p. Horst - Moscow House of Photography, Moscow
2001
National Portrait Gallery, London -solo
2000
Horst Form at Hamiltons Gallery, London -solo

Public Collections

Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach, FL, USA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art - LACMA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel