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Frank Horvat — Givenchy Hat C, Paris
Frank Horvat

Givenchy Hat C, Paris

A masterwork of mid-century fashion photography, Frank Horvat's *Givenchy Hat C, Paris* captures the elegant tension between haute couture and the spontaneity of street life. The image reflects Horvat's pioneering approach of bringing fashion out of the studio and into the dynamic energy of the real world, lending the subject an organic vitality rarely seen in the genre at the time. Presented as an archival pigment print flush-mounted for a sleek, contemporary finish, this later print preserves the depth and tonal richness of Horvat's original vision.

Medium
Archival pigment print, printed later, flush-mounted.

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May 18, 2018

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Frank Horvat, Givenchy Hat C, Paris

A masterwork of mid-century fashion photography, Frank Horvat's *Givenchy Hat C, Paris* captures the elegant tension between haute couture and the spontaneity of street life. The image reflects Horvat's pioneering approach of bringing fashion out of the studio and into the dynamic energy of the real world, lending the subject an organic vitality rarely seen in the genre at the time. Presented as an archival pigment print flush-mounted for a sleek, contemporary finish, this later print preserves the depth and tonal richness of Horvat's original vision.

Medium
Archival pigment print, printed later, flush-mounted.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Fashion Photography, Male Artist, Modernist, French Photographer, Elegant Mood, Archival Pigment Print, Portrait, Street Photography, Parisian, Figurative, Black and White

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