Horst, Sixty Years of Photographs, Signed by Horst
[Signed by Horst P. Horst] Kazmaier, Martin. Horst, Sixty Years of Photography. First Edition. 1981. Book and dust jacket are both in very good condition. Book is inscribed, “To Isabel, many thanks, Horst.” The inscription is in black marker that has yellowed with age (see product photos).
When this book went to press, Horst was the eminence grise of fashion and society photographers. As the front cover (a photo of him with Gertrude Stein) and several interior images reminds us, however, Horst, in his youth, could just have easily been in front of the camera. He was incredibly handsome. This book is a fitting tribute to him and his work, a quality Rizzoli production, with full-page plates in both black & white and color, depicting an assortment of 20th Century notables from the worlds of fashion, film, letters, society, etc.
“Horst is not a magician but an illusionist. His studio substitutes for the world. With the right props, the right light, he creates atmosphere, a personal ambience, before a few square metres of white screen in some New York or Paris studio.”
--Martin Kazmaier