George Hurrell Portfolio II, 8 Prints 1980

Year1980

OtherSignature stamped; not hand signed 

Condition Mint - In original portfolio 

Not Framed 

Purchased fromOther 1980 

Story / Additional InfoA portfolio of eight, 20" x 24" of Hurrell's images, including: Greta Garbo, Ramon Navarro, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Jane Russell, Robert Taylor, Dorothy Lamour, Johnny Weissmuller and Hedy Lamar. Comes in presentation case with certificate of authenticity. Printed on double-weight matte finish AGFA paper. 

Certificate of AuthenticityAuthenticattion by artist 

LID94376

George Hurrell - United States

Art Brokerage: George Hurrell American Celebrity Photographer: b. 1904-1992. George Hurrell was a photographer who made a significant contribution to the image of glamour presented by Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Covington, Kentucky, Hurrell originally studied as a painter with no particular interest in photography. He first began to use photography only as a medium for recording his paintings. After moving to Laguna Beach, California from Chicago, Illinois in 1925 he found that photography was a more reliable source of income than painting. His photography was encouraged by his friend aviatrix Pancho Barnes, who often posed for him. He eventually opened a photographic studio in Los Angeles. In the early 1940s Hurrell moved to Warner Brothers Studios photographing, among others Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Alexis Smith, Maxine Fife, Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney. Later in the decade he moved to Columbia Pictures where his photographs were used to help the studio build the career of Rita Hayworth. Listings wanted by Art Brokerage.