A Collection of Portraits by Laure Albin-Guillot (1930s)

Laure Albin Guillot (1879 – 1962) was a French photographer. In addition to portraits of Paris celebrities, she covered a wide variety of genres and had a number of high-ranking positions. A retrospective of her work is being held from 26 February to 12 May 2013 at Jeu de Paume, Paris

Laure Albin Guillot exhibited in the 1920s, adopting a classical approach or French style rather than the avant-garde trends of the day. But it was in the 1930s and 1940s that her work dominated the photographic scene. She covered a variety of genres, everything from portraits and nudes to landscapes, still lifes and, to a lesser extent, journalism. A master of technology, she made use of the very latest methods of image production, perfectly suited to the requirements of publication.

Laure Albin-Guillot Portrait of a Woman, 1930s via

Laure Albin-Guillot Portrait of a Woman, 1930s via

Laure Albin-Guillot Portrait of a Woman, 1930s via

Laure Albin-Guillot Portrait of a Woman, 1930s via

Joan Crawford in Mannequin (1937)

Joan Crawford in Mannequin, 1937 via

Joan Crawford in Mannequin, 1937 via

A Collection of Photos Feat. Meret Opphenheimer by Man Ray (1930s)

Meret (or Méret) Elisabeth Oppenheim (1913 – 1985) was a German-born Swiss Surrealist artist and photographer. Oppenheim was a member of the Surrealist movement along with André Breton, Luis Buñuel, Max Ernst, and other writers and visual artists. Besides creating art objects, Oppenheim also famously appeared as a model for photographs by Man Ray, most notably a series of nude shots of her interacting with a printing press.

Man Ray, Portrait of Meret Oppenheim, 1933 via

Man Ray, Meret Oppenheim with a drawing by her self, 1936 via

Man Ray, Portrait of Meret Oppenheim, 1934 via

Man Ray, Portrait of Meret Oppenheim, 1933 via

Man Ray, Meret Oppenheim, rue Val de Grâce, Paris, 1933 via

Man Ray, Portrait of Meret Opphenheimer via

Daisy Fellowes by Ilse Bing (1933)

Daisy Fellowes by Ilse Bing, 1933 via

Peggy Guggenheim Photographed in Paris by Rogi André (ca. 1930)

Peggy Guggenheim (1898 – 1979) was an American art collector, bohemian and socialite. Born to the wealthy New York City Guggenheim family, she was the daughter of Benjamin Guggenheim, who went down with the Titanic in 1912, and the niece of Solomon R. Guggenheim, who would establish the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation.

Peggy Guggenheim created a noted art collection in Europe and America primarily between 1938 and 1946. She exhibited this collection as she built it and, in 1949, settled in Venice, where she lived and exhibited her collection for the rest of her life. The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is a modern art museum on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, and is one of the most visited attractions in Venice.

Peggy Guggenheim in Paris by André Rogi, ca. 1930 via

Peggy Guggenheim in Paris by André Rogi, ca. 1930 via

Peggy Guggenheim in Paris by André Rogi, ca. 1930 via

Peggy Guggenheim in Paris by André Rogi, ca. 1930 via

 

Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh for Gone With the Wind (1939)

Publicity photo of Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh for Gone with the Wind, 1939 via

Publicity photo of Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh for Gone with the Wind, 1939 via

Photo of Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh from Gone With the Wind, 1939 via

Publicity photo of Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind, 1939 via

Publicity photo of Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind, 1939 via

 

Hollywood actress Virginia Bruce (1937)

Hollywood actress Virginia Bruce, 1937

Foyer from the Strand Palace Hotel (1930–31)

Foyer from the Strand Palace Hotel 1930–31, designed by Oliver Bernard (1881–1939), 

Jessie Matthews in the Musical Evergreen (1934)

Jessie Matthews in the musical Evergreen, 1934 via

Jessie Matthews in the musical Evergreen, 1934 via

Jessie Matthews in the musical Evergreen, 1934 via

Renée Perle with Bangle by Jacques-Henri Lartigue (1931)

Portrait of Renée Perle with bangle by Jacques-Henri Lartigue, 1931 via

Portrait of Renée Perle with bangle by Jacques-Henri Lartigue, 1931 via