Let us introduce “Backflip, Paradise Cove” by Herb Ritts from CURIO private sale.

 

| Photographer of Cerebrities

Herb Ritts (1952-2002), one of the most famous photographers of his time, was born in California, USA. He created sophisticated monochrome art photography, focusing on powerful forms, curvaceousness, and striking shadows.

 

He has photographed supermodels such as Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford and lots of celebrities such as Madonna, Michael Jackson, and David Bowie. His glorifying images of the well-known helped to further mythologize celebrities in the 1980s and 90s.

 

At Exhibition at Oklahoma City Museum of Art (2013), from Herb Ritts Official Web Site

 

| “Backflip, Paradise Cove”

In 1996-1997, Herb Ritts’ exhibition featuring an array of his photographs at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts attracted more than 250,000 visitors.

 

Herb Ritts selected “Backflip” as a piece to be displayed at the exhibition entrance. “Backflip” is also on the cover of his famous anthology “HERB RITTS: PICTURES,” so it can be said that it is Ritz’s favorite.

The print entitled “Backflip, Paradise Cove” has a variety of sizes, and this piece introduced today, whose dimension is 137 x 112 cm, is the largest among the works on sale. The limited edition size is only seven (7), the least among his edition works on sale, making it rare.

 

Details are as follows.

 

LOT:20230426S01
Herb Ritts [Backflip, Paradise Cove]
Gelatin silver print
Signed, titled, dated 1987 and numbered on the reverse
Edition 4 of 7
137 x 112 cm
1987

 

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