Photo of the week

This is where we share our favourite George Hoyningen-Huene photographs and latest discoveries from the archive.
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April 23, 2022
Lee Miller, Sailcloth Overalls by Yrande, 1930 Today is the 115th Anniversary of Lee Miller’s birth. The American beauty was photographed many times by Hoyningen-Huene for Vogue. She was also his apprentice in the magazine’s Paris studio, where she built on the photographic skills Man Ray had taught her. Shown here is a platinum palladium print. Swipe to see another image from the same shoot, published in American Vogue, 5 July 1930. She poses alongside Simone Demaria and Ernor (or Erna) Carise. And finally the gelatin silver print in the V&A collection, London, acquired by the museum in 1984. Designer Helene Yrande chose dark red sailcloth for the overalls, the same fabric used by generations of Brittany fisherman to make their hard-wearing clothes. #leemiller #leemillerarchives #vogue #condenast #1930sfashion #heleneyrande #simonedemaria #ernorcarise #vintagevogue #fashionphotography #blackandwhitephotography #platinumpalladium #gelatinsilverprint #vamparasol #vamuseum #hoyningenhuene #georgehoyningenhuene
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April 21, 2022
Marie Wolkonsky, Dress by Alix 1934 Huene admired the work of Alix, who later designed under the name Madame Grès, and described her as ‘a woman who had a great gift of draping clothes in the manner of Greek sculpture, classical, and regal.’ Here, the lighting emphasises the texture of Alix’s gold and black ciré satin dress, pressed and embossed to resemble leather. Swipe to see the back of this gorgeous vintage print… #fashionphotography #vogue #1930sfashion #alix #madamegres #blackandwhitephotography #gelatinsilverprint #largeformatcamera #georgehoyningenhuene
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April 14, 2022
Easter bonnet inspiration from George Hoyningen-Huene and Harper’s Bazaar, 1944 🌸 1. Seven different field flowers in a ballerina wreath 2. Black hat by John Frederics, Enka Rayon advertisement 3. Straw hat by John Frederics 4. Plum hat by Hattie Carnegie, Enka Rayon advertisement #vintagehats #easterbonnet #1940sfashion #fashionhistory #harpersbazaar #enkarayon #johnfrederics #hattiecarnegie #earlycolourphotography #fashionphotography #georgehoyningenhuene
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April 4, 2022
“A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others.” Salvador Dalí A closely cropped and intense portrait of the inimitable Salvador Dalí, master of the surrealists. George Hoyningen-Huene met the Spanish artist in Paris, and probably made this portrait there. Salvador Dalí by George Hoyningen-Huene, 1930s #salvadordali #georgehoyningenhuene #surrealism #surrealistart #1930s
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March 27, 2022
It’s 143 years since the birth of photographer and painter Edward Steichen (1879-1973). Steichen and Huene were both celebrated for their glittering contributions to Vogue and Vanity Fair and Huene found inspiration in Steichen’s work during the early years of his career. Both photographers starred in the 1968 exhibition ‘Glamour Portraits’ at MoMA, NYC. The exhibition featured the work of 14 photographers, including Richard Avedon, Cecil Beaton, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, and Irving Penn. Steichen was Director of MoMA’s Photography Department from 1947 to 1962. Edward Steichen examining a negative, 1941 Portrait by George Hoyningen-Huene #edwardsteichen #voguephotography #vintagevogue #fashionhistory #georgehoyningenhuene #moma #1940s #hoyningenhuene
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March 19, 2022
We are proud to announce that @holdenluntzgallery in Palm Beach, Florida, is representing the George Hoyningen-Huene Estate Archives in the US. Founded in 1999, Holden Luntz Gallery exhibits a broad range of vintage and contemporary American and European photographers who have left a definitive mark on the development of the medium. Exhibitions have ranged from Henri Cartier-Bresson and Brassaï, to Berenice Abbott, Irving Penn, Jacques Henri Lartigue, Duane Michels, Brett Weston and Horst P. Horst. #holdenluntzgallery #fineartphotography #classicphotography #blackandwhitephotography #georgehoyningenhuene
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March 8, 2022
May you soar to great heights! On #internationalwomensday and always! Take inspiration from Ginger Rogers and the sky’s the limit… Ginger Rogers by George Hoyningen-Huene, 1936 #hoyningenhuene #gingerrogers #fredandginger #surrealism #surrealphotography #1930sfashion
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February 17, 2022
Sartorial Sophistication George Hoyningen-Huene was always elegantly dressed. Here he wears a wool three-piece suit with pocket square and delicate floral posy in his button hole. This portrait was taken by Huene’s friend Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky) and is part of the Pompidou’s magnificent Man Ray collection in Paris. Photo by Man Ray, about 1925 #manray #emmanuelradnitzky #gelatinsilverprint #centrepompidou #fashionhistory #dresshistory #vintagefashion #hoyningenhuene
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February 9, 2022
The Beauty of Barbette Born around 1899 in Texas, Vander Clyde Broadway began his circus career in America, but the star found greater fame on the stages of Paris, from the Moulin Rouge to the Folies Bergère, performing as Barbette. Avant garde artist Jean Cocteau described Barbette as ‘A great actor, an angel … the friend to all of us … tell everybody that he is no mere acrobat in women’s clothes, nor just a graceful daredevil, but one of the most beautiful things in the theatre.’ Photo by George Hoyningen-Huene, Paris, 1931 #LGBTHistoryMonth #barbette #vanderclydebroadway #dragperformer #vintagevogue #hoyningenhuene #moulinrouge #foliesbergere #casinodeparis #jeancocteau
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January 31, 2022
💫 TALLULAH HALLELUJAH 💫 Today marks 120 years since the birth of the American stage and screen star Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968). Bankhead made her stage debut in 1918 and spent much of the 1920s in London, where she appeared in 24 plays. The theatres attracted crowds of female fans, who chanted 'Tallulah Hallelujah!' when she appeared. Photo by George Hoyningen-Huene, London, 1929 #tallulahbankhead #filmhistory #classichollywood #portraitphotography #1920sphotography #georgehoyningenhuene #hoyningenhuene
Lee Miller and Agneta Fischer
January 28, 2022

Lee Miller and Agneta Fischer for Vogue, 1932

Hoyningen-Huene produced this magical image by combining two separate shots. The result is a photograph in which Lee Miller appears like a fortune teller, looking down at a miniature Agneta Fischer dressed in a diaphanous gown inside a shimmering crystal ball. Both models appeared frequently in Huene's pictures from the 1930s, and both became photographers themselves.

ON THE COVER — “Trois”
January 22, 2022

‘ON THE COVER — “Trois”: Three flannel tiers, three vivid colors — lemon, cyclamen, scarlet — a romantic cape to throw over a black afternoon or dinner dress. Created by Valentina. The cover is a Kodachrome by Hoyningen-Huene.’
Harper’s Bazaar, October 1941

Vintage magazine from the collection of @icp

Swipe to see an alternate version of this image, a vibrant Kodachrome transparency from the collection of @metmuseum

The life-size illustration is by the French master Marcel Vertès

VIONNET
January 18, 2022

‘VIONNET — Everywhere, a touch of gold or silver around the waist, sometimes in colour, sometimes on white - as on this Vionnet dress of sheer crepe romain where the gold leather is cut in flowers and leaves to bind soft folds around a slim waist.’
Harper’s Bazaar, November 1936

At first glance it’s hard to distinguish the living model from the static mannequin. They posed for #georgehoyningenhuene wearing Grecian-inspired gowns, their elegant arms intertwined.

Harper’s Bazaar, July 1935
January 11, 2022

‘They sweep down the stairs into the night club, into the party, into a whirl of gaiety symbolic of night life anywhere in the world. A flower-printed satin Alix gown, with a chiffon scarf. Salon Moderne, Saks Fifth Avenue. A dusty blue taffeta wrap, designed by Bergdorf Goodman. A black net and rayon taffeta dress from Paquin in Paris. The set, the sparkle, the ballet girls – all by courtesy of the Radio City Music Hall.’
Harper’s Bazaar, July 1935

Another stunning colour image by #georgehoyningenhuene

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December 27, 2021

Bronze sculpture by Siegel, 1928
Published in American Vogue, July 15, 1928, 'Vogue's Eye View of the Mode'.

Siegel was a manufacturer of mannequins and other metal accessories hangers. In the 1920s and 1930s Siegel supplied the majority of clothing shops in Paris.

Photo by George Hoyningen-Huene, 1928.