1993
One of the world’s most frequently imitated photographers, Arthur Elgort is a tireless innovator known for his lively “snapshot” style. He has freelanced for a range of top-tier magazines and luxury brands, and is credited with introducing movement and an emphasis on the wonders of natural light to the realm of fashion photography.
Born in 1940 in New York City, Elgort attended Stuyvesant High School and later studied painting at Hunter College before turning to photography. “I started as a painter, but I was a bad copy of Franz Kline,” explained Elgort in an interview with the New York Times. “I couldn’t draw. But I thought, ‘If I had a camera, I could capture something.’ So, I became a photographer.”
Elgort’s career began as a photo assistant to Swedish fashion photographer Gösta Peterson. He shot his first cover photo for Mademoiselle magazine. However, a series of groundbreakingly candid black and white photos Elgort took of a model playing with a dog for British Vogue in 1971 cemented his status as a star in fashion photography.
Elgort’s relaxed technique, which sees him capturing breezy images of models in what appear to be candid moments, was a refreshing and welcome change to the stiff and staged studio shoots that were characteristic of fashion photography during the 1970s and 1980s. As a result, Elgort has taken some of the fashion industry’s most iconic portraits, particularly of supermodels Cindy Crawford, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer and Christy Turlington.
For decades, Elgort has worked as a photographer at Vogue, and his striking black and white and color photos have also graced the pages of Rolling Stone, GQ and Glamour.
Elgort’s works are featured in galleries and museums around the world, including the International Center of Photography in New York City, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
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Kate Moss Smoking - b&w Nude Portrait of Supermodel, Fine Art Photography, 1996
By Ellen von Unwerth
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request. All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certifica...
Archival Pigment
Kate Moss in Cafe Lipp, Paris - portrait of the supermodel, Fine Art Photography
By Arthur Elgort
Located in Vienna, AT
Kate Moss in Cafe Lipp, Paris - portrait of the supermodel The artwork is made and signed by the artist in a strictly limited edition. It is framed high-end with mat, black hardwood ...
Archival Pigment
Kate Moss at Hotel Raphael Room 609 in Chanel, Paris - Fine Art Photography
By Arthur Elgort
Located in Vienna, AT
“Kate Moss at Hotel Raphael, Paris, Italian Vogue, 1994” by Arthur Elgort is a captivating example of the photographer’s ability to merge effortless glamour with cinematic storytelli...
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Kate Moss for American Vogue - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography
By Arthur Elgort
Located in Vienna, AT
Arthur Elgort’s “Kate Moss, Los Angeles, CA, American Vogue, 1995” is a quintessential example of the photographer’s ability to dissolve the boundaries between fashion photography an...
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Kate Moss at Vivienne Westwood - the model backstage, fine art photography, 1994
By Roxanne Lowit
Located in Vienna, AT
Other sizes and high end framing on request. Roxanne Lowit’s portfolio is a tribute to the world of glamour and the creative elite. After over three decades of celebrity and backstag...
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Kate Moss Vogue Italia Archival Print, Signed, 40x30, Contemporary
By Arthur Elgort
Located in Vienna, AT
Kate Moss, Vogue Italia by Arthur Elgort. All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request. All prints are done and signed by the artist. T...
Archival Pigment
Kate Moss, Paris, 1993
By Harry Benson
Located in New York, NY
Kate Moss, Paris, 1993
Kate Moss (6), VOGUE Italia, 1992
By Pamela Hanson
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer on label of authenticity
Archival Pigment
Smoker, Spanish VOGUE, Paris, 1993
By Pamela Hanson
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer on label of authenticity
Silver Gelatin
Kate Moss, Paris
By Pamela Hanson
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is an Edition of 25. Please see additional editions listed below. All editions are signed by the photographer. Larger sizes may be available upon request.
Silver Gelatin
Kate Moss at Cafe Lipp, Paris, VOGUE Italia
By Arthur Elgort
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is an Edition of 30. All editions are signed by the photographer.
Archival Pigment, Silver Gelatin
Carla Bruni Smoking, Vogue Hommes, Paris, 1994
By Pamela Hanson
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer on the verso
Silver Gelatin
