Philippe Halsman, Dalí Atomicus

Philippe Halsman

American · 1906–1979 · Photographer

Philippe Halsman was an American portrait photographer. He was born in Riga in the part of the Russian Empire which later became Latvia, and died in New York City. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Philippe Halsman, Halsman - Dalí Portfolio, 1948, 10 Gelatin silver prints, printed 1981 by Stephen Gersh on double-weight semi-matte paperHalsman - Dalí PortfolioOstLicht Photo Auction · €9,500≈ $10,328≈ £8,303Sign up to see
  2. Philippe Halsman, Aquacade, 1953, Gelatin silver printAquacadePhillips · $9,375≈ £5,789≈ €7,439Sign up to see
  3. Philippe Halsman, Dali's Mustache, 1953, Gelatin silver printDali's MustachePhillips · $6,875≈ £4,134≈ €4,985Sign up to see

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Philippe Halsman was an American portrait photographer. He was born in Riga in the part of the Russian Empire which later became Latvia, and died in New York City.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1906, RigaDied 1979, New York CityOccupation PhotographerWikidata Q704572 ↗ULAN 500026767 ↗Museum works 1

Also known as Halsman Photographic Co., Philipp Halsmann

Works in museum collections

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Philippe Halsman, Dalí Atomicus
Dalí Atomicus1948
Israel Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Israel Museum

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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