George Platt Lynes Black and White Photography

Mel Fellini was a favorite model of George Platt Lynes, and this photograph was most likely taken during their stay in Rome in the 1940s.

Provenance: George Platt Lynes; by 1955, gift of George Platt Lynes to Chuck Howard; by 2002, gift of Chuck Howard to Edward Vaughan; 2016, gift of Edward...

George Platt Lynes 1950 Photograph #1 of Balanchine Ballet ‘Orpheus’. George Platt Lynes rare original vintage 1950 silver gelatin photograph of nude dancers Francisco Moncion and Nicholas Magallanes in George Balanchine's iconic mid-20th Century ballet Orpheus. Stamped on verso in dark blue ink at upper center, "GEORGE PLATT LYNES/145 EAST 52 STREET NEW YORK”. Photo shoot took place in NYC on March 21, 1950. Costumes and Set by ISAMU NAGUCHI. Photo is 7 5/8 x 9 1/4 inches, soft satin finish in excellent condition. This photograph is one from a collection of 14 different poses in this series of nude photographs of Moncion and Magallanes in Orpheus by Platt Lynes. Complete collection is available on request. Photographs from this celebrated series are in the 20th Century collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC), Museum of Modern Art (MOMA, NYC), and the Columbus Museum. George Platt Lynes (1907–1955), was a gregarious American portrait, dance, fashion, and male nude photographer whose career spanned the late 1920s through the early 1950s. From age eighteen, Lynes entered the cosmopolitan world of the American expatriate community in Paris when he became acquainted with the salon of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. He began photographing authors like Stein, Jean Cocteau, André Gide, and Colette and soon established himself as one of the premier fashion photographers in the Condé Nast stable, documenting the ballet companies of George Balanchine/Lincoln Kirstein, and pursuing a private obsession with seductive images of young male nudes rarely published in his lifetime. Orpheus represents a major 20th Century artistic collaboration between composer Igor Stravinsky, choreographer George Ballanchine, and artist/designer Isamu Naguchi. Orpheus is a thirty-minute neoclassical ballet composed by Igor Stravinsky in collaboration with choreographer George Balanchine in Hollywood, California in 1947. The work was commissioned by Ballet Society, later renamed New York City Ballet, which Balanchine founded with Lincoln Kirstein. Sets and costumes were created by Isamu Noguchi. Noguchi’s lyre harp from the production became the symbol of the New York City Ballet. Francisco Moncion (July 6, 1918 – April 1, 1995) was a charter member of the New York City Ballet. Over the course of his forty year career, choreographers George Balanchine, and Jerome Robbins in the New York City Ballet created 22 major roles for Moncion including the Dark Angel...

Chuck Howard was a favorite model of artists Paul Cadmus and Jared French and muse to Lynes, who captured both the erotic and everyday moments in their re...

This is a black and white photograph by George Platt Lynes offered by CLAMP, a gallery in New York City. Bill Bailey Studio stamp in ink, verso Vintage g...

This black and white photograph by George Platt Lynes is offered by CLAMP in New York City. George Tooker with Paul Cadmus and Jared French c. 1948 Studio stamp in ink, verso Vint...

This is a black and white photograph by George Platt Lynes of a man in profile, offered by CLAMP, a gallery in New York City.

This photograph by George Platt Lynes is offered by CLAMP in New York City. George Platt Lynes and Model on the Beach Studio stamp in ink, verso Vintage gelatin silver print 9.375...

This photograph by George Platt Lynes is offered by CLAMP in New York City.

Studio stamp in black ink, verso; Also inscribed 'Lincoln Kirstein' in pencil, verso This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City. Contact gallery for price.

Portrait of a Seated Woman Gelatin silver print 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm) Contact gallery for price This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.

Portrait of a Woman Leaning Studio stamp in black ink, verso Gelatin silver print 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm) Contact gallery for price. This work is offered by ClampArt in Ne...

Woman in Patterned Dress Studio stamp in black ink, verso Gelatin silver print 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm) Contact gallery for price. This work ...

Portrait of a Woman From Behind Gelatin silver print 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm) Contact gallery for price. This work is offered by ClampArt in...

Sandy Campbell Titled in pencil, verso; Also stamped “George Platt Lynes” in black ink, verso; stamped “Collection of Paul Cadmus” in black ink, verso; Stamped “Collection of Jon And...

1935 Stamped “Collection of Paul Cadmus,” verso; Stamped “Collection of Jon Anderson,” verso; Stamped “George Platt Lynes,” verso Vintage gelatin silver print 8 x 7.5 inches (20.3...

Stamped "Collection of Paul Cadmus," verso; Stamped "Collection of Jon Anderson," verso; Stamped "George Platt Lynes," verso Vintage gelatin silver print Contact gallery for price....

Stamped “George Platt Lynes,” verso Vintage gelatin silver print 9.25 x 7.75 inches Contact gallery for price. George Platt Lynes's affectionate nickname for Yow was "Pooza." Th...

Gelatin silver print George Platt Lynes studio stamp in black ink, verso Also titled in pencil, verso Formerly in the collection of Monroe Wheeler. This is one of Lynes' last works, which he printed from a paper negative. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. George Platt Lynes (1907-1955) was a renowned American fashion and commercial photographer who enjoyed the prime of his career during the 1930s and 1940s. Although he was very sought after by major fashion publications for his beautiful images and stunning compositions, his real passion was the male nude, which he photographed extensively in the privacy of his studio. His connections with New York City’s cultural influencers granted him access to beautiful models, dancers, and actors whom he photographed without leaving behind his friends, lovers, and even studio assistants. Due to the revolutionary and sexually charged aspects of his work, many of his photographs remained unknown and unpublished for years, some of them coming to the light only after they were left to Dr. Alfred Kinsey’s Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction after the artist’s death in 1955. Platt Lynes is recognized today as a master of 20th-century photography, and remains as one of the most important influencers of male portraiture...

Vintage gelatin silver print Stamped, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. George Platt Lynes (1907-1955) was a renowned American fashion and commercial photographer who enjoyed the prime of his career during the 1930s and 1940s. Although he was very sought after by major fashion publications for his beautiful images and stunning compositions, his real passion was the male...

Vintage gelatin silver print George Platt Lynes studio stamp in black ink, verso Literature: Crump, James. George Platt Lynes: Photographs from the Kinsey Institute. 1st ed., New York City, Bullfinch Press, 1993, pp. 65-67 [three other examples] This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. George Platt Lynes (1907-1955) was a renowned American fashion and commercial photographer who enjoyed the prime of his career during the 1930s and 1940s. Although he was very sought after by major fashion publications for his beautiful images and stunning compositions, his real passion was the male...

Vintage gelatin silver print George Platt Lynes studio stamp in black ink, verso Literature: Crump, James. George Platt Lynes: Photographs from the Kinsey Institute. 1st ed., New York City, Bullfinch Press, 1993, pp. 65-67 [three other examples] This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. George Platt Lynes (1907-1955) was a renowned American fashion and commercial photographer who enjoyed the prime of his career during the 1930s and 1940s. Although he was very sought after by major fashion publications for his beautiful images and stunning compositions, his real passion was the male...