Guy Bourdin 1928 - 1991

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Guy Bourdin - Untitled
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April 2024
Phillips, New York Auction
Est.: 15.000 - 25.000 USD
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Guy Bourdin - French Vogue, March
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April 2024
Phillips, New York Auction
Est.: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
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Guy Bourdin - Vogue Hommes - June/July, 1977
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The Collection of Sir Elton John: The Day Sale
February 2024
Christies, New York
Est.: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Realised: 5.670 USD
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Guy Bourdin - Vogue Hommes - June/July, 1977
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The Collection of Sir Elton John: The Day Sale
February 2024
Christies, New York
Est.: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Realised: 12.600 USD
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Guy Bourdin - Mousehole, Charles Jourdan, Autumn 1979
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The Gift of Photographs
December 2023
Bonhams, New York (Online Auction)
Est.: 30.000 - 40.000 USD
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Guy Bourdin - Mousehole, Charles Jourdan, Autumn 1979
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October 2023
Bonhams, London
Est.: 50.000 - 70.000 USD
Realised: not available
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Guy Bourdin - Charles Jourdan, January 1978
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June 2023
Christies, Hong Kong (Online Auction)
Est.: 12.000 - 18.000 EUR
Realised: 25.200 EUR
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Guy Bourdin - Charles Jourdan, Autumn 1977
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June 2023
Christies, Hong Kong (Online Auction)
Est.: 12.000 - 18.000 EUR
Realised: 18.900 EUR
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Guy Bourdin - Ellen von Unwerth for Dior Fashion, c. 1980
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April 2023
Christies, New York (Online Auction)
Est.: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Realised: 10.080 USD
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Guy Bourdin - Guy Bourdin\'s Archive, c. 1970s
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April 2023
Christies, New York (Online Auction)
Est.: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Realised: 5.040 USD
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Guy Bourdin - The Wall of the Studio of André Derain at Chambourcy, novembre 1954
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November 2022
Christies, Paris (Online Auction)
Est.: 6.000 - 8.000 EUR
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Guy Bourdin - Charles Jourdan, Spring 1978
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May 2022
Sothebys, London
Est.: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Realised: not available
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The artist Guy Bourdin

  • Important French fashion photographer who established surreal advertising photography.
  • Worked for magazines and fashion houses such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and Chanel.
  • Was mentored by the surrealist and dadaist Man Ray.

Guy Bourdin, born 02.12.1928 in Paris, deceased 29.03.1991 ibid, was a French artist and fashion photographer who made a name for himself primarily through his provocative motifs. He worked for top-class fashion magazines such as Vogue and Harper's Bazaar and later illustrated advertising campaigns for major fashion and department stores such as Chanel and Bloomingdale's that were considered iconic. The style of his photographs was characterised by the interplay of surreal imagery, narrative content, daring intensive colouring and the often meticulous staging of women's bodies within these unreal compositions.

He is thus considered the first fashion photographer to question and completely reinterpret all conventional notions of advertising image aesthetics that had been common until then. It was not uncommon for the product to be advertised to be inserted into bizarre scenes and thereby become the sideshow of an artistic performance. 

His artistic career began in 1950 with his friendship to Man Ray, a Dadaist and Surrealist who became Bourdin's mentor and thus had a great influence on his stylistic development. The 1950s and 1960s were the heyday of Bourdin's creative phase. He worked for Vogue from 1955 and in 1967 was chosen as the exclusive advertising photographer for the shoe manufacturer Charles Jourdan, for whom he worked for a total of 20 years.

Today, his works belong to the collections of museums such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London or the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. His photographs have been exhibited in renowned institutions such as the Whitechapel Gallery in London, the Jeu de Paume in Paris, the National Art Museum of China and as part of the 1957 Venice Biennale. Today, he is cited as a role model for fashion photographers such as Nick Knight, Mondino, David LaChapelle. Bourdin died in 1991 in his native Paris at the age of 72.

Der Künstler Guy Bourdin

  • Bedeutender französischer Modefotograf, der die surreale Werbefotografie etablierte.
  • War für Magazine und Modehäuser wie die Vogue, die Harper’s Bazaar und Chanel tätig.
  • Hatte den Surrealisten und Dadaisten Man Ray zum Mentor.

Guy Bourdin, geb. 02.12.1928 in Paris, gest. 29.03.1991 ebenda, war ein französischer Künstler und Modefotograf, der sich vor allem durch seine provokanten Motive einen Namen machte. Er war für hochkarätige Modemagazine wie die Vogue und die Harper's Bazaar tätig und illustrierte später als ikonisch geltende Werbekampagnen für große Mode- und Kaufhäuser wie Chanel und Bloomingdale's. Kennzeichnend für den Stil seiner Fotografien war das Zusammenspiel aus surrealer Bildsprache, narrativen Inhalten, gewagter intensiver Farbgebung sowie der oftmals minutiösen Inszenierung von Frauenkörpern innerhalb dieser unwirklichen Kompositionen.

So gilt er als erster Modefotograf, der alle bis dahin gängigen konventionellen Vorstellungen von werblicher Bildästhetik infrage stellte und völlig neu interpretierte. Nicht selten fügte sich das zu bewerbende Produkt in skurrile Szenen ein und wurde dabei zum Nebenschauplatz einer künstlerischen Performance. 

Seine künstlerische Laufbahn begann 1950 mit der Freundschaft zu Man Ray, ein dadaistischer und surrealistischer Künstler, der zum Mentor Bourdins wurde und damit großen Einfluss auf seine stilistische Entwicklung nahm. Die 1950er- und1960er-Jahre bilden die Hochzeit von Bourdins Schaffensphase. So war er ab 1955 bereits für die Vogue tätig und wurde 1967 zum exklusiven Werbefotografen für den Schuhhersteller Charles Jourdan ausgewählt, für den er insgesamt 20 Jahre arbeitete.

Seine Werke gehören heute mitunter zu den Sammlungen von Museen wie dem Museum of Modern Art in New York, der Tate Gallery in London oder dem J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Ausgestellt wurden seine Fotografien in namhaften Einrichtungen wie der Whitechapel Gallery in London, dem Jeu de Paume in Paris, dem National Art Museum of China und im Rahmen der Biennale in Venedig von 1957. Heute wird er als Vorbild für Modefotografen wie Nick Knight, Mondino, David LaChapelle angeführt. Bourdin starb 1991 im Alter von 72 Jahren in seiner Geburtsstadt Paris.

Guy Bourdin - French Vogue, December 1980
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May 2022
Sothebys, London
Est.: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Realised: not available
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Guy Bourdin - Charles Jourdan, Autumn 1977
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May 2022
Sothebys, London
Est.: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Realised: not available
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Guy Bourdin - Guy Bourdin Archives, 1978
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May 2022
Christies, Paris
Est.: 15.000 - 20.000 EUR
Realised: 27.720 EUR
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Guy Bourdin - \'Charles Jourdan\', January 1978
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November 2021
Sothebys, London
Est.: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Realised: 18.900 GBP
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Guy Bourdin - \'Charles Jourdan\', Autumn 1979
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November 2021
Sothebys, London
Est.: 18.000 - 25.000 GBP
Realised: 18.900 GBP
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Guy Bourdin - \'French Vogue\', September 1981
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November 2021
Sothebys, London
Est.: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Realised: not available
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Guy Bourdin - French Vogue, May 1978
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November 2021
Phillips, London Auction
Est.: 15.000 - 25.000 GBP
Realised: not available
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Guy Bourdin - Charles Jourdan, Spring 1978
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November 2021
Phillips, London Auction
Est.: 30.000 - 40.000 GBP
Realised: not available
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Guy Bourdin - French Vogue, March 1972
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November 2021
Phillips, London Auction
Est.: 30.000 - 40.000 GBP
Realised: 25.200 GBP
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Guy Bourdin - \'Pentax Calendar\', July 1980
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May 2021
Sothebys, London
Est.: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Realised: not sold
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Guy Bourdin - ‘Guy Bourdin Archive’, 1978
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May 2021
Sothebys, London
Est.: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Realised: not sold
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Guy Bourdin - \'Roland Pierre\', Summer 1983
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May 2021
Sothebys, London
Est.: 18.000 - 25.000 GBP
Realised: 30.240 GBP
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