George Platt Lynes, Chester Nielson, c. 1940; Wilbur Wright, c. 1943 & Rory Calhoun, 1947

Chester Nielson, c. 1940
Gelatin Silver Print
8.75 x 7.25 in (22.2 x 18.4 cm)
Inscribed in ink on verso by Paul Cadmus "Chester Nielson by George Platt Lynes" Collection stamps on verso "Collection of Jon Anderson" and "Collection of Paul Cadmus"

George Platt Lynes was an American fashion and commercial photographer. He developed close friendships within a larger circle of artists including Jean Cocteau and Julien Levy, the art dealer and critic. Levy would exhibit his photographs in his gallery in New York City in 1932 and Lynes would open his studio there that same year. He was soon receiving commissions from Harper's Bazaar, Town & Country and Vogue including a cover with perhaps the first supermodel, Lisa Fonssagrives. In 1935 he was asked to document the principal dancers and productions of Lincoln Kirstein and George Balanchine's newly founded American Ballet Company (now the New York City Ballet). Lynes continued to shoot fashion photographs, working with such major clients as Bergdorf Goodman and Saks Fifth Avenue. By the mid-1940s he grew disillusioned with New York and left for Hollywood in 1946 where he took the post of Chief Photographer for the Vogue studios. He photographed Katharine Hepburn, Rosalind Russell, Gloria Swanson and Orson Welles, from the film industry as well as others in the arts, among them Aldous Huxley, Igor Stravinsky and Thomas Mann.

George Platt Lynes, Chester Nielson, c. 1940

Gelatin Silver Print - 8.75 x 7.25 in (22.2 x 18.4 cm) Inscribed in ink on verso by Paul Cadmus "Chester Nielson by George Platt Lynes" Collection stamps on verso "Collection of Jon Anderson" and "Collection of Paul Cadmus" - Estimate: from $3,500 to $4,000

George Platt  Lynes, Wilbur Wright, c. 1943

Gelatin Silver Print - 9.25 x 7.5 in (23.4 x 19 cm) Credit stamped on verso "George Platt Lynes Vogue Studios" Collection stamps on verso "Collection of Jon Anderson" and "Collection of Paul Cadmus" Inscribed on verso "Will Wright" and "GPL 11321" - Estimate: from $2,500 to $3,000

This print has two creases in the upper right corner, one light handling crease on the left side and a couple of scattered handling creases. These defects only visible in raking light and typical of a vintage print. This photograph is printed on single weight glossy paper.

George Platt  Lynes, Rory Calhoun, 1947

Gelatin Silver Print - 9 x 7.25 in (23 x 18.4 cm) Credit stamped on verso "George Platt Lynes Vogue Studios Los Angeles" - Copyright stamped on verso "Copyright Not to be reproduced without written permission. The Conde Nast Publications Inc."Collection stamps on verso "Collection of Jon Anderson" and "Collection of Paul Cadmus" Inscribed on verso "Rory Calhoun Nov. 1947 page 111 9 3/4 x 12 133%" - Estimate: from $3,000 to $4,000

Notes: Will Wright was also known as the 'Ice Cream King'

George Platt Lynes was an American fashion and commercial photographer. He developed close friendships within a larger circle of artists including Jean Cocteau and Julien Levy, the art dealer and critic. Levy would exhibit his photographs in his gallery in New York City in 1932 and Lynes would open his studio there that same year. He was soon receiving commissions from Harper's Bazaar, Town & Country and Vogue including a cover with perhaps the first supermodel, Lisa Fonssagrives. In 1935 he was asked to document the principal dancers and productions of Lincoln Kirstein and George Balanchine's newly founded American Ballet Company (now the New York City Ballet). Lynes continued to shoot fashion photographs, working with such major clients as Bergdorf Goodman and Saks Fifth Avenue. By the mid-1940s he grew disillusioned with New York and left for Hollywood in 1946 where he took the post of Chief Photographer for the Vogue studios. He photographed Katharine Hepburn, Rosalind Russell, Gloria Swanson and Orson Welles, from the film industry as well as others in the arts, among them Aldous Huxley, Igor Stravinsky and Thomas Mann.

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