Blue Scarf, Antigua, 1963 by Hiro

Photographer Hiro
Model: Tilly Tizzani Blue Scarf, Antigua,1963

American Beauty

Amber Valletta photographed by Peter Lindbergh

Close-up

Henri Lehmann (1814-1882)
"Portrait of Clementine (Mrs. Alphonse) Karr" 1845

oil on canvas

Requiescat in Pace ~ Liz Taylor

source unknown

Shades of Grey

Tatjana Patitz by Herb Ritts, 1988

Dream of Spring

These pictures of M.M smiling make me think of warmer weather and going to the park.

M.M by Eve Arnold

Composure

Wife of the artist

Victor Mottez (1809-1897)

Mystery

This is perfection, I am speechless.

'Kopf' by Willi Baumeister, 1923

The $20 Portrait

It was my fathers birthday in September and I had no idea what to give him as a present. 

So when I was strolling around Central Park, I found the solution. 

A portrait! It seemed a little vain, but parents always want a picture of their children, I reasoned. 

So after some bargaining I sat down and the gentleman started sketching away and before I knew it, 

a small crowd of tourists had gathered, commenting loudly in German (which I speak). 

Oh, the torture! 

My dad was happy to receive the portrait and even framed it to hang it in his office. 

Success!

Black and White Portraits

Who are these two stunning ladies and who was the photographer?
Does anyone know?

 

source unknown

Lace Face

Paper Flowers

Man Ray, Portrait de Juliet, 1946

Vivien Leigh

Source unknown

The Society Portrait: From David to Warhol

SOCIETY PORTRAITS / $75.00
In a time that celebrates beauty and money over so much else, this book is a lesson in elegance, grace, and style. It draws together for the first time in a single volume a sumptuous gallery of portraits dating from the early nineteenth century to World War II. Some are well-known, others unfamiliar, but all capture the spirit of their age, throwing the society that produced them into sharp and vivid relief.
The Society Portrait offers entertaining anecdotes and intriguing insights into the personalities of both the artists and their patrons, providing a panorama of the settings in which the portraits were created, from French châteaux and English country houses to American mansions and Russian palaces.
From David to Ingres, from Sargent to Boldini, from Dali to Warhol, The Society Portrait presents a dazzling array of works of art, and discusses them in their art historical and social context in the most elegant and entertaining manner.
Publisher: Vendome Press