Greta Garbo

Edward Steichen, Greta Garbo, Gelatin silver photography, 1928, reprint 1961. © Edward Steichen. STOCKHOLM.- Nationalmuseum has acquired a portrait of film legend Garbo, produced in 1928 by American photographer Edward Steichen. It was part of an entire series published in Vanity Fair. The portrait is an interesting example of contemporary avant-garde photography involving an extreme close-up. Graham Greene wrote with great admiration about Garbo in film reviews in the 1930s. Roland Barthes analysed her face in the... [Lire la suite]

Edward Steichen, Greta Garbo, Hollywood, 1928. NEW YORK, NY.- Greta Garbo was the undisputed queen of Hollywood from the mid-1920's through the 1930's. The combination4 of her extraordinary beauty and brilliant acting ability elevated her to international stardom from the beginning of her career while she was still in her early 20's and newly arrived from Sweden. Her image as an exotic, sophisticated woman of the world was developed by MGM, as was her public persona as a woman of mystery who avoided publicity and... [Lire la suite]

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A portrait of Greta Garbo in Mata Hari (MGM, 1931) by Clarence Sinclair Bull. Vintage gelatin silver print on double-weight matte paper. Photographer's blind stamp lower right and photographer's credit/MGM stamp on verso. 13 by 10 inches. Estimate $2,000 - $3,000 BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- Greta Garbo, the legendary Hollywood actress widely acknowledged as the most beautiful woman of the 20th Century, established an artistic legacy through her captivating screen performances. She also made an indelible... [Lire la suite]

Anonyme - circa 1930. Greta Garbo dans le rôle de "Mata Hari" en 1931. Photo Osenat Tirage argentique, 21,5 x 26,5 cm. Estimation : 200 / 300 € Osenat - Osenat - 77300 Fontainebleau. Vente aux enchères du Samedi 23 avril 2011. Hôtel des Ventes - 5, rue Royale - 77300 Fontainebleau. Tel.: Amélie Villame au 01 80 81 90 06

Clarence Sinclair Bull (American, 1895-1979), Greta Garbo as Susan Lenox, July 1931 © 2002-2010 Bonhams 1793 Ltd Gelatin silver print, mounted on card. The photographer's copyright blindstamp in the lower right margin. Framed. The reverse of frame with Kobal Fine Art Collection label confirming that the photograph was archivally printed from the photographer's original negative. Paper 50.7 x 40.3cm (20 x 15 7/8in), image 47.2 x 37.9cm (18 5/8 x 15in). Estimate: £500 - 800, EUR 570 - 920 Literature: Pepper, T. & Kobal,... [Lire la suite]

The main hall of Pera Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. AP Photo/Pera Palace. ISTANBUL (AP).- It was the last stop on the Orient Express, a grand hotel with Istanbul's first electric elevator where artists and aristocrats sipped champagne beneath chandeliers as the Ottoman Empire dissolved and the world drifted toward war. Mata Hari, accused of spying and executed in France in 1917, stayed at the Pera Palace Hotel. So did Greta Garbo, who played the shadowy dancer in a 1931 movie. Ernest Hemingway checked in to report on war between... [Lire la suite]

Greta Garbo dans The Flesh and the devil (de Clarence Brown, 1926), Grand Hotel (de Edmund Goulding, 1932), Anna Karenine (de Clarence Brown, 1935) et Camille ou Le roman de Margueritte Gauthier (de George Cukor, 1936). Trois tirages argentiques d'époque (Ringler Press) et un tirage argentique sur carte postale. Format moyen : 13 x 9 cm. Estimation : 300 / 400 € Mata Hari, 1931. De Mauritz Stiller, avec Greta Garbo et Ramon Novarro. Six tirages d'exploitation d'époque. 25,5 x 20,5 cm. Estimation : 300 / 400 € ... [Lire la suite]

Cecil Beaton, Greta Garbo, 1946. photo Phillips de Pury & Company Gelatin silver print. 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. (9.2 x 9.2 cm).  Credit stamp on the verso. ESTIMATE $2,000-3,000 PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist Phillips de Pury & Company. Film. 24 June 2010. New York www.phillipsdepury.com

Clarence Sinclair Bull, Greta Garbo , 1930 Gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches. It is an artist proof. Printed from the original vintage camera negatives. Stamped on the verso. Blind embossed Kobal Collection-Clarence Sinclair Bull, on recto.  Estimate: from $700 to $900 This portrait of Greta Garbo was taken in 1930 for her film "Inspiration" by Clarence Sinclair Bull. Bull was Garbo's exclusive photographer and was to take all of Garbo's portraits for her movies with the exception of one film in 1930. Bull... [Lire la suite]