Norman Parkinson
(1913-1990)
Cardin Hat Over Paris, 1950
Platinum print, printed 2016, 'Studio 31' blindstamp in the margin; signed, titled, numbered '16/21' in ink by Elizabeth C. Smith and 'Norman Parkinson Archive' copyright credit stamp, on the verso.
image: 11 x 23in. (28 x 58.5cm.)
sheet: 20 x 25in. (50.8 x 63.5cm.)
An Important Western Collection
Norman Parkinson was one of the great pioneers of fashion photography. He opened his first studio in 1934 and quickly became one of Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue’s most important contributors.
Parkinson pushed the boundaries of the day by bringing his models out of the studio onto the street and, as here, into the air.
During the course of his 50-year career, Norman Parkinson produced some of the most memorable fashion images and portraits of the 20th century. Two additional examples of the best of his work can be found elsewhere in this sale – lots 129 and 131.
