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Lot 251 THE PHILIPPE HALSMAN ARCHIVE
Although I had been eager to grow up, I didn't perceive myself as no longer a child until I was sixteen. The turning point was a shooting session with Philippe Halsman. He was the first person to make me look at myself as a woman...In posing for Halsman, I became increasingly aware of my body...'You have bosoms,' he observed, 'so stick them out!' Halsman saw I had a woman's body and insisted I exploit it for the camera. In one day I learned how to look sultry and pose provocatively. In short, I developed sex appeal. (Elizabeth Taylor)
Although I had been eager to grow up, I didn't perceive myself as no longer a child until I was sixteen. The turning point was a shooting session with Philippe Halsman. He was the first person to make me look at myself as a woman...In posing for Halsman, I became increasingly aware of my body...'You have bosoms,' he observed, 'so stick them out!' Halsman saw I had a woman's body and insisted I exploit it for the camera. In one day I learned how to look sultry and pose provocatively. In short, I developed sex appeal. (Elizabeth Taylor)
PHILIPPE HALSMAN (1906-1979)
Elizabeth Taylor, 1948
Closed6 October 2011
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USD 32,500
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Although I had been eager to grow up, I didn't perceive myself as no longer a child until I was sixteen. The turning point was a shooting session with Philippe Halsman. He was the first person to make me look at myself as a woman...In posing for Halsman, I became increasingly aware of my body...'You have bosoms,' he observed, 'so stick them out!' Halsman saw I had a woman's body and insisted I exploit it for the camera. In one day I learned how to look sultry and pose provocatively. In short, I developed sex appeal. (Elizabeth Taylor)