Nastassja Kinski and the Serpent 1981 HS

Year1981

Hand SignedLower Center in Black Pen 

Condition Other - good condition for age 

Framed with PlexiglassWhite Metal Frame 

Purchased fromAuction House 2023 

Provenance / HistoryOne of Avedon's most iconic images. Actress Nastassja Kinski starred in "Tess" and "Cat People". Kinski was "discovered" by notorious director Roman Polanski who went on to direct her in "Tess". 

Story / Additional InfoOne of Avedon's most iconic images. Actress Nastassja Kinski starred in "Tess" and "Cat People". Kinski was "discovered" by notorious director Roman Polanski who went on to direct her in "Tess". 

Certificate of AuthenticityArt Brokerage 

LID159543

Richard Avedon - United States

Art Brokerage: Richard Avedon American Artist: B. 1923-2004. Artist and Photographer Richard Avedon, born in New York on May 15, 1923 of Russian-Jewish immigrant parents. He attended Dewitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, but never completed an academic education. in 1940, at age 17, Avedon dropped out of high school and joined the Merchant Marine's Photographic Section, taking personnel identification photos. later, he went on several missions to photograph shipwrecks. Upon his return in 1944, Richard Avedon found a job as a photographer in a department store. Initially, Avedon made his living primarily through work in advertising. As a staff photographer for Harper's Bazaar and later for Vogue, Avedon became well known for his stylistically innovative fashion work, often set in vivid and surprising locales. Avedon also was the cover photographer for many magazines such as Vogue and Cosmopolitan. Listings wanted.