When you ask a person to jump, his attention is mostly directed toward the act of jumping and the mask falls so that the real person appears' Philippe Halsman said, and he was implementing that statement by urging the greatest personalities to jump during the photo shots in his studio. Convincing Marylin Monroe lasted 5 years, however she also succumbed. The photograph from the current offer is one of the 200 that he took during the session with this great actress to the magazine ‘Life’. It was 1959.
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gelatin silver print on Baryta paper, 22.5 x 17 cm
artist’s seal on the reverse: '© COPYRIGHT BY PHILIPPE HALSMAN'
When you ask a person to jump, his attention is mostly directed toward the act of jumping and the mask falls so that the real person appears' Philippe Halsman said, and he was implementing that statement by urging the greatest personalities to jump during the photo shots in his studio. Convincing Marylin Monroe lasted 5 years, however she also succumbed. The photograph from the current offer is one of the 200 that he took during the session with this great actress to the magazine ‘Life’. It was 1959.
Additional Charge Details
- In addition to the hammer price, the successful bidder agrees to pay us a buyer's premium on the hammer price of each lot sold. On all lots we charge 18 %.