Dovima with Elephants 1955
- Photograph
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26 x 20 cm
(10.24 x 7.87 in)
- US$5,000
- Richard Avedon
This legendary photograph - one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential Images of All Time” - shows Dovima, one of world’s top fashion models of the day, in Yves Saint Laurent’s stunning first dress design for Dior. It was taken in the Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, in 1955.
This is a genuine vintage photogravure, printed in Switzerland in 1973. Mounted on acid-free board, matted to 11"x14" in black wooden frame.
A print of this image made in 1979 sold at Christie's New York in 2020 for US$1,815,000.
- Created: 1955
- Collections: Vintage Gravures