Herbert List

German · 1903–1975 · Photographer

Herbert List was a German photographer, who worked for magazines, including Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and Life, and was associated with Magnum Photos. His austere, classically… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Herbert List, Athen, Olympieion, 1937, Vintage. SilbergelatineabzugAthen, OlympieionGrisebach · €13,125≈ $14,613≈ £9,549Sign up to see
  2. Herbert List, Zeitlupe Null, 1931-39, Portfolio containing 10 posthumous gelatin silver prints, printed 1980. FromZeitlupe NullLempertz · €9,450≈ $10,715≈ £7,949Sign up to see
  3. Herbert List, Schatten der Säulen des Poseidontempels, Kap Sounion, 1937, Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver printSchatten der Säulen des Poseidontempels, Kap SounionLempertz · €6,500≈ $7,339≈ £5,528Sign up to see

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Herbert List was a German photographer, who worked for magazines, including Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and Life, and was associated with Magnum Photos. His austere, classically posed black-and-white compositions, particularly his homoerotic male nudes, taken in Italy and Greece being influential in modern photography and contemporary fashion photography.

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Born 1903, HamburgDied 1975, MunichOccupation PhotographerWikidata Q68223 ↗ULAN 500001892 ↗

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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