Faces that Defined an Era, High Fashion Photography Featuring Twiggy, Audrey Hepburn and Kate Moss

Norman Parkinson, Audrey Hepburn with Flowers II, 1955.
Estimate £6,000–8,000.

A young Audrey Hepburn posing in Italy in 1955, captured by British fashion photographer Norman Parkinson for Vogue, a couple of years after winning her first Oscar for The Roman Holiday movie. The actress is wearing her favourite designer, Givenchy, who will later design the iconic little black dress in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

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Barry Lategan, Twiggy, 1966.
Estimate £2,400–3,600.

In 1966, Barry Lategan received a phone call from his friend, the hairdresser Leonard of Mayfair, asking him to come and photograph a new hair style he had just cut. Little did Lategan know that the little-boy haircut he then captured would forever change the life of Twiggy, who would become the face of 1966 later that year and also the world's first supermodel.

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Albert Watson, Kate Moss, Marrakech (Contact), 1993.
Estimate £18,000–23,000.

Asked to focus on beauty and skin on his brief, Albert Watson decided to use the natural sunlight from a late Moroccan afternoon to shape this photograph of Kate Moss. He concentrated on the bare beauty of the up-and-coming model, with her minimal make up and freed hair, directing her to “look like a wood nymph or a fairy in the woods”.

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Marc Riboud, Yves Saint Laurent, Paris, 1964.
Estimate £4,000–6,000.

Marc Riboud captured a young Yves Saint Laurent in his office, two years after the creation of his eponymous brand at the age of 21. The early success of his masterful couture creations saw the fast development of his brand, including the launch of his first fragrance Y that same year.

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Peter Lindbergh Cindy Crawford and Linda Evangelista

Peter Lindbergh, Ulli Steinmeier, Lynne Koester, Cindy Crawford and Linda Evangelista, Pin Up Studios, Paris, 1989.
Estimate £7,000–10,000.

Captured by celebrated German photographer Peter Lindbergh, this image for Vogue Italia sees models Uli Stein Meier, Lynne Koester, Cindy Crawford, and Linda Evangelista posing as a mop-topped Fab Four. Although commissioned by a fashion magazine, Lindbergh often uses clothes as props rather than as the central element of the shoot.

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Lillian Bassman, Jean Shrimpton, ca. 1955.
Estimate £2,000–3,000.

Lillian Bassman originally trained as a painter but quickly became one of the 20th century’s greatest fashion photographers. In 1947, she became the Art Director at Harper’s Bazaar, and her work appeared in the publication throughout the 1940s and 50s. This stunning photograph of Jean Shrimpton was taken soon before Bassman decided to go on a hiatus until the 1990s. Shrimpton was probably one of the most iconic faces of the 1960s, and this portrait established her status as a world renowned muse.

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Martin Munkacsi, 'Something different, “Just you wait till you see what I can do.” ', c. 1936.
Estimate £7,000–10,000.

Hungarian photographer, Martin Munkacsi, initially started his career as a newspaper writer and sports photographer. However, his dynamic way of shooting incorporating movement and vitality into the images, consecrated him as one of the most important photographers of the early 20th century. In 1933, he turned his attention to fashion photography where he revolutionized the scene with his approach to the medium. Soon after he was offered a position at Harper's Bazaar, and he left for New York, where he became the legendary photographer he is today.

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Norman Parkinson, Pedigree China and Georgian Silver, 1951.
Estimate £6,000–8,000.

Norman Parkinson established his studio in 1934 and following World War II he quickly became one of Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue’s most important photographers. Heavily influenced by Hungarian photographer Martin Munkacsi whose freewheeling style captured the speed and movement of the 1930s. Parkinson took this a step further by leaving the formal studio behind. He ventured with the models into the real world, including the city and exotic locations, in order to search for this dynamism. This stunning vintage silver print is a fun and unexpected image, featuring a self-portrait of the artist.

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Albert Watson, Kate Moss in Torn Veil, Marrakech, 1993.
Estimate £10,000–15,000.

Albert Watson is arguably one of the world’s most successful fashion and commercial photographers. His powerful images have covered more than 100 editions of Vogue and many other publications such as Rolling Stone. Among his subjects are fashion icons, music stars and other celebrities such as Kate Moss, 2Pac and Alfred Hitchcock.

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Horst P. Horst, Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn with Turban, 1940.
Estimate £2,000–3,000.

Lisa Fonssagrives was a trained dancer and sculptor when she posed for her first fashion assignment in 1931. It consisted of test shots for Vogue taken by the talented Horst P Horst. The photographer’s career spanned over six decades. His mastering of light and composition made him one of the most influential fashion photographers of the 20^th century. Lisa Fonssagrives was captured in some of Horst’s most iconic shots and also became a frequent visitor to the studios of the best photographers of the time, such as Erwin Blumenfeld, Richard Avedon or Irving Penn who would become her husband and most prolific creative partner.

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Faces that Defined an Era, High Fashion Photography Featuring Twiggy, Audrey Hepburn and Kate Moss

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