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RICHARD AVEDON (1923-2004)
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RICHARD AVEDON (1923-2004)

Dovima with Elephants, Evening Dress by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, August 1955

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RICHARD AVEDON (1923-2004)
Dovima with Elephants, Evening Dress by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, August 1955
gelatin silver print, printed 1981
signed, numbered '17/50' in ink, copyright credit reproduction limitation, title and edition stamps (on the verso)
23½ x 19in. (59.5 x 48.1cm.)

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'Avedon's Dovima, one hand nonchalantly resting on the elephant's trunk, her other arm outstretched in a gesture of haughty disdain, triumphantly accomplishes this exercise in incongruity. The long Dior evening dress is photographed with a sinuous elegance to which the lumbering elephants, with their harsh, leathery skin-texture, are a perfect foil.' (Appearances, p. 68)