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Thanks to the @financialtimes for this great article by Christian House on collecting George Hoyningen-Huene photographs. This weekend @fthtsi 💫 @atlasgallery @jaeger.art.advisory @sothebys @christiesinc @thamesandhudson #georgehoyningenhuene #artcollector #photographycollector #platinumpalladium #gelatinsilver #collectingphotography #fashionphotography #vintagevogue #vintagevanityfair #vintageharpersbazaar #1920sfashion #1930sfashion

Born on this day in 1900, here’s George Hoyningen-Huene in a playful portrait with a puppy. The photograph was taken in the 1930s by an unknown photographer 💫 #georgehoyningenhuene #puppy #labrador #blackandwhitephotography

George Hoyningen-Huene in the studio, Paris, 1937. Photographed by Roger Schall. The intense heat of massive studio lights meant that Huene often had to discard his jacket and shirt, and there are several images of him at work in a white vest. Another fabulous portrait from our new book GEORGE HOYNINGEN-HUENE: PHOTOGRAPHY, FASHION, FILM. #georgehoyningenhuene #rogerschall #1930s #1930sfashion #blackandwhitephotography #vintagephotography #classicphotography

Horst P. Horst and George Hoyningen-Huene, Paris, 1937. Photographed by Roger Schall. Huene’s lover and protégé Horst P. Horst was born on this day in 1906 in Germany. This little-known photograph of the pair on a balcony with the Eiffel Tower in the distance features in our new book GEORGE HOYNINGEN-HUENE: PHOTOGRAPHY, FASHION, FILM. #horstphorst #georgehoyningenhuene #rogerschall #1930s #1930sfashion #eiffeltower #blackandwhitephotography #vintagephotography #classicphotography

Patriotic red, white and blue and a gleaming bicycle for a feature on home dressmaking. Harper’s Bazaar, May 1943. #hoyningenhuene #kodachrome #homedressmaking #harpersbazaar #1930sfashion #vintagefashion

Olympic swimmer Johnny Weissmuller won three gold medals in Paris in 1924, plus a bronze as a member of the U.S. water polo team. In the Amsterdam Olympics of 1928 he won two more golds. He set a staggering 67 world records for swimming and never lost a race. He was a lifeguard for a season at the Piscine Molitor in Paris, where George Hoyningen-Huene photographed him in his uniform. The Art Deco complex was built in 1929 and inaugurated by Weissmuller and fellow Olympic swimmers Aileen Riggin and Matthew Gauntlett. In his second career as an actor, Weissmuller starred in twelve Tarzan films from 1932 to 1948. #georgehoyningenhuene #hoyningenhuene #johnnyweissmuller #molitor #molitorparis #lifeguard #olympicmedalist #olympicswimmer #tarzan #fineartphotography #1930s #paris #vintagephotography #platinumpalladium

Miss Alicia, Swimwear by Patou, 1928 A dynamic sporting shot for Vogue #hoyningenhuene #platinumpalladium #missalicia #vogue #1920sfashion #vintageswimwear #patou #swimmer

We’re getting in the Olympic spirit with a look at the sportier side of George Hoyningen-Huene’s photography. Here’s the double-page spread ‘Modern Greek Classics’ for Harper’s Bazaar, January 1941, featuring clothes by Charles James and archery tackle by Abercrombie and Fitch. #georgehoyningenhuene #harpersbazaar #1940sfashion #charlesjames #abercrombieandfitch #olympics #archery

Actress Brigitte Helm pictured in the rare 1932 book Hoyningen-Huene: Meisterbildnisse. The same year the book was published, Helm starred in the film Atlantis, directed by G.W. Pabst. Today she is best remembered for playing Maria and her double Futura in Fritz Lang’s Metropolis. #georgehoyningenhuene #brigittehelm #atlantis #metropolis #portraitphotography #rarebook #collectingphotography #blackandwhitephotography

A sequinned Biedermeier costume in the rare 1932 book Hoyningen-Huene: Meisterbildnisse. #georgehoyningenhuene #1930s #fashionphotograhy #rarebook #collectingphotography #blackandwhitephotography

In a summer mood beneath the shade of a palm frond, Lady Abdy posed for George Hoynignen-Huene. This is the second portrait of Lady Abdy to feature in the rare 1932 book Hoyningen-Huene: Meisterbildnisse. #ladyabdy #georgehoyningenhuene #1930s #vogue #fashionphotograhy #rarebook #collectingphotography #blackandwhitephotography

Art patron, model and actress Lady Abdy features in the rare 1932 book Hoyningen-Huene: Meisterbildnisse. @ivanshaw writes about the extraordinary Lady Abdy in his chapter ‘Models & Muses’ in our new book George Hoyningen-Huene: Photography | Fashion | Film, edited by @suzy_brown_london Lya, Lady Abdy (1897–1993) was born Lya Grigorievna de Gay in Saint Petersburg. Her family escaped to Finland after the 1917 Revolution and she married the English shipping magnate Sir Robert Henry Edward Abdy, 5th Baronet of Albyns, in 1923. George Hoyningen-Huene photographed her on several occasions in the Paris studio of @voguefrance #ladyabdy #georgehoyningenhuene #1930s #vogue #fashionphotograhy #rarebook #collectingphotography #blackandwhitephotography

La Duchesse de Grammont in a classically-infused image from the rare 1932 book Hoyningen-Huene: Meisterbildnisse. #georgehoyningenhuene #duchessedegrammont #1930s #vogue #fashionphotograhy #rarebook #collectingphotography #blackandwhitephotography

A chic French picture with a German title … Nachtkabarett auf dem Monmartre. The image was photographed for Vogue. It may have been shot at Place du Tertre, Paris, although the perfection of the scene suggests it was a film set intended to closely resemble the location. The image features in the rare 1932 book Hoyningen-Huene: Meisterbildnisse. #cabaret #monmartre #georgehoyningenhuene #1930s #vogue #fashionphotograhy #rarebook #blackandwhitephotography

This week we’re posting highlights from the rare 1932 book Hoyningen-Huene: Meisterbildnisse. It opens with a fantastic portrait of Huene by his friend and fellow Vogue photographer Cecil Beaton. #cecilbeaton #georgehoyningenhuene #1930s #vogue #rarebook #portraiture #blackandwhitephotography