Franz Lowy

Franz Lowy. Model dressed by Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna 1920

Franz Lowy

Franz Lowy. The dancer Ellen Tels in Dreamdance 1922

Emil Otto Hoppé

Emil Otto Hoppé. The dancer Vera Fokina as Chloe 1910

Emil Otto Hoppé. The dancer Vera Fokina as Chloe 1910

Charles Augustin Lhermitte

Charles Augustin Lhermitte. Draped woman at the bottom of a staircase 1912

Charles Augustin Lhermitte. Draped woman at the bottom of a staircase 1912

Man Ray

Man Ray. Nusch Eluard’s hands, advertising photography 1935

Man Ray. Nusch Eluard’s hands, advertising photography 1935

Berenice Abbott

Berenice Abbott. Coco Chanel 1920s

Man Ray

Man Ray. The snake charmer dancer Miss Dorita 1930

Man Ray. The snake charmer dancer Miss Dorita 1930

Man Ray. The snake charmer dancer Miss Dorita 1930

Lee Miller

Lee Miller. Dora Maar, Mougins 1937

Jacques-Henri Lartigue

Jacques-Henri Lartigue. Renée Perle 1931

Paul Citroën

Paul Citroën. Alannah 1928

Paul Citroën

Paul Citroën. The dancer Estella Reed 1931

Robert Demachy

Robert Demachy. Portrait of a young woman 1900-1910

Robert Demachy. Portrait of a young woman 1900-1910

George Hoyningen-Huene

George Hoyningen-Huene. Eloui Bey in Lucien Lelong’s mirror costume, Vogue 1929

Man Ray

Man Ray. Fashion photography 1935

Man Ray. Fashion photography 1935

Charles Augustin Lhermitte

Charles Augustin Lhermitte. Seated woman on a branch 1912

Charles Augustin Lhermitte

Charles Augustin Lhermitte. Young woman adjusting her stockings 1912

Charles Augustin Lhermitte

Charles Augustin Lhermitte. Young woman adjusting her stockings 1912

Charles Augustin Lhermitte

Charles Augustin Lhermitte. Young woman adjusting her stockings 1912

Charles Augustin Lhermitte

Charles Augustin Lhermitte. Young woman dressed in a oriental style 1912

Charles Augustin Lhermitte

Charles Augustin Lhermitte. Young woman dressed in a oriental style 1912

Charles Augustin Lhermitte. Young woman dressed in a oriental style 1912

Charles Augustin Lhermitte

Charles Augustin Lhermitte. Young woman dressed in a oriental style 1912

Charles Augustin Lhermitte. Young woman dressed in a oriental style 1912

Charles Augustin Lhermitte. Young woman dressed in a oriental style 1912

Charles Augustin Lhermitte

Charles Augustin Lhermitte. Young woman dressed in a oriental style 1912

Charles Augustin Lhermitte. Young woman dressed in a oriental style 1912

Charles Augustin Lhermitte. Young woman dressed in a oriental style 1912

Martin Munkacsi

Martin Munkacsi. Bathers 1930s

Martin Munkacsi

Martin Munkacsi. Bathing beauties, Berlin 1929

Charles Augustin Lhermitte

Charles Augustin Lhermitte. Reclining woman in outdoor 1912

Alexander Grinberg

Alexander Grinberg. The art of movement 1924

Alexander Grinberg. The art of movement 1924

Charles Augustin Lhermitte

Charles Augustin Lhermitte. Young woman arranging a bouquet of flowers 1912

Charles Augustin Lhermitte. Young woman arranging a bouquet of flowers 1912

Charles Augustin Lhermitte. Young woman arranging a bouquet of flowers 1912

Alexander Grinberg

Alexander Grinberg. Seated woman holding a cup 1928

Alexander Grinberg. Seated woman holding a cup 1928

Alexander Grinberg

Alexander Grinberg. Untitled 1920s

Charles Augustin Lhermitte

Charles Augustin Lhermitte. Seaside gymnastics scene 1912

Charles Augustin Lhermitte. Seaside gymnastics scene 1912

Charles Augustin Lhermitte. Seaside gymnastics scene 1912

Alexander Grinberg

Alexander Grinberg. The dancer Inna Chernetskaya and an unknown dancer 1925

Alexander Grinberg

Alexander Grinberg. The dancer Inna Chernetskaya and an unknown dancer 1910-1926

Alexander Grinberg

Alexander Grinberg. The dancer Inna Chernetskaya and an unknown dancer 1910-1926

Alexander Grinberg

Alexander Grinberg. The dancer Inna Chernetskaya and an unknown dancer 1925

Alexander Grinberg

Alexander Grinberg. Study of movement, static figure 1910-1926

Alexander Grinberg

Alexander Grinberg. The dancer Vera Kharitonova 1924

Alexander Grinberg

Alexander Grinberg. Art of movement, Belief Majja school of dance 1928

Alexander Grinberg

Alexander Grinberg. Antique pattern 1910-1925

Alexander Grinberg

Alexander Grinberg. Unknown dancer 1920s

Alexander Grinberg

Alexander Grinberg. The dancer Tatiana Tar and unknown dancer 1910-1926

Alexander Grinberg

Alexander Grinberg. Egyptian dance 1910-1924

Alexander Grinberg

Alexander Grinberg. Pleasure study 1923

Clarence Hudson White

Clarence Hudson White. The sisters 1900

Alexander Grinberg

Alexander Grinberg. The actress Olga Tretjakova as Dashi 1928

Emil Otto Hoppé

Emil Otto Hoppé. The dancer Vera Fokina 1920

Man Ray

Man Ray. Nush and Paul Eluard 1936

Man Ray

Man Ray. Juliet 1950

Man Ray

Man Ray. Ball at the Noailles’s castle 1929

Man Ray. Ball at the Noailles’s castle 1929

Man Ray. Ball at the Noailles’s castle 1929

Man Ray. Ball at the Noailles’s castle 1929

Man Ray. Ball at the Noailles’s castle 1929

Man Ray. Ball at the Noailles’s castle 1929

Man Ray. Ball at the Noailles’s castle 1929

Man Ray

Man Ray. The actress Anna May Wong 1930

Man Ray. The actress Anna May Wong 1930

Man Ray. The actress Anna May Wong 1930

Man Ray. The actress Anna May Wong 1930

Man Ray. The actress Anna May Wong 1930

Man Ray

Man Ray. Electricity rayograph (hand with switch and cord) 1930

Man Ray

Man Ray. Tears 1932-1933. Advertisement for Arlette Bernard’s Cosmecil mascara

Man Ray

Man Ray. Tears 1932-1933. Advertisement for Arlette Bernard’s Cosmecil mascara

Man Ray. Tears 1932-1933. Advertisement for Arlette Bernard’s Cosmecil mascara

Man Ray

Man Ray. The surrealist painter Leonor Fini 1937-1939

Man Ray

Man Ray. Non-euclidean object 1932-1933

Man Ray. Non-euclidean object 1932-1933

Man Ray

Man Ray. Meret Oppenheim 1932

Man Ray

Man Ray. Meret Oppenheim 1933

Man Ray. Meret Oppenheim 1933

Man Ray

Man Ray. The surrealist artist Meret Oppenheim in a boat 1933

Man Ray

Man Ray. Frontispiece for the magazine Minotaure 1933

Man Ray

Man Ray. Essay for the album cover Man Ray photograph 1933

Man Ray. Essay for the album cover Man Ray photograph 1933

Man Ray. Essay for the album cover Man Ray photograph 1933

Emmanuel Sougez

Emmanuel Sougez. Portrait of a woman 1931

Emmanuel Sougez

Emmanuel Sougez (attributed to). Portrait of Dora Maar 1930

Vassily Oulitine

Vassily Oulitine. Flame of Paris 1932

Madame Yevonde

Madame Yevonde. The dancer Margaret Morris 1939. Tricolor separation negative

Karel Smirous

Karel Smirous. Maria 1929. Autochrome

Alexander Grinberg

Alexander Grinberg. Acrobatic dance study in open air 1920s

Alexander Grinberg. Acrobatic dance study in open air 1920s

Alexander Grinberg

Alexander Grinberg. Sunbather 1920s

Henry Edward Gaze

Henry Edward Gaze. The waters of Lethe 1920s

In Greek mythology, Lethe, daughter of Eris (Discord), is the personification of oblivion. She is often confused with the river Lethe, one of the five rivers of the underworld, sometimes called the « River of Oblivion. »

Henry Edward Gaze

Henry Edward Gaze. Figure 1920

Margaret Watkins

Margaret Watkins. Flowers study 1920

Margaret Watkins

Margaret Watkins. Advertisement for Cutex nail polish 1924

Margaret Watkins

Margaret Watkins. Advertisement for Myer’s gloves 1920

Margaret Watkins

Margaret Watkins. Tower of ivory 1924

Margaret Watkins

Margaret Watkins. Nude study 1923

Margaret Watkins

Margaret Watkins. Reclining woman 1923

Erwin Blumenfeld

Erwin Blumenfeld. Poufs and pirouettes 1938

Unknown photographer

An Oceanid dressed with a toga, Delphi, Greece 1930.

In Greek mythology, the Oceanids are nymphs primarily associated with the waters of their father Ocean. They are sometimes considered the nymphs of the inaccessible sea depths.

Man Ray

The Marchesa Luisa Casati was a major figure in early 20th-century European society. She left her mark on her time with her extravagance, her theatrical appearance, and her taste for the occult; giving large, lavish masked balls, she rubbed shoulders with both high society and avant-garde artists. Her eccentricities and beauty forged her reputation as a femme fatale and contributed to her celebrity. She became a legend among her contemporaries, notably by hosting the Ballets Russes. She amazed the audience by walking with cheetahs on leashes and wearing live snakes as jewelry.

Man Ray. The Marchesa Luisa Casati 1922

Man Ray. The Marchesa Luisa Casati 1922

Man Ray. The Marchesa Luisa Casati 1922

Madame D’Ora

Madame D’Ora. The actress Léopoldine Konstantin 1917

Karl Struss

Karl Struss. The actress Gloria Swanson in Why change your wife? 1920

Alfred Cheney Johnston

Alfred Cheney Johnston. The Ziegfeld girl Martha Pierre as candlelight 1920s

Imogen Cunningham

Imogen Cunningham. The unmade bed 1957

Imogen Cunningham. The unmade bed 1957

Atelier Nadar

Atelier Nadar. The dancer Cléo de Mérode 1894

Paul Nadar

Paul Nadar. Two dancers 1895-1905.

In 1887, Félix Tournachon, known as Nadar, retired to his house in the Sénart forest, leaving his son Paul at the head of the famous studio he had created in the mid-1850s. To the refined and intimate official portraits of Félix, Paul preferred more complex scenographies, using accessories and sets that identified the person photographed in their role or professional capacity. Many actors and actresses paraded before his lens, reinterpreting scenes performed at the time in the greatest Parisian theaters.

Karl Struss

Karl Struss. Dancers, Queens, Long Island, New-York 1915. Autochrome

Karl Struss. Dancers, Queens, Long Island, New-York 1915. Autochrome

William Mortensen

William Mortensen. Meditation 1924

William Mortensen

William Mortensen. The goddess Hecate 1926

William Mortensen. The goddess Hecate 1926

In Greek mythology, Hecate is a goddess of the moon, magic, and boundaries.

William Mortensen

William Mortensen. Mary the sinner 1926

Florence Henri

Florence Henri. Portrait composition with flowers 1930-1931

Florence Henri. Portrait composition with flowers 1930-1931

Florence Henri

Florence Henri

Florence Henri. Self-portrait 1928

Florence Henri. Self-portrait 1928

Florence Henri. Self-portrait 1928.

« Everything I know, and how I know it, is mainly made up of abstract elements: spheres, planes, and grids whose parallel lines offer many possibilities, not to mention the mirrors I use, to present the same object from several different angles within the same photograph, in order to produce, in the same way, different visions that complement and complement each other, and which, taken as a whole, are more likely to explain it. At bottom, all this is much more difficult to explain than to do. »

Unknown photographer

Unknown photographer. Mata Hari 1906

Unknown photographer. Mata Hari 1906

Gertrude Kasebier

Gertrude Kasebier. The crystal gazer 1904

John Cimon Warburg

John Cimon Warburg. The dryad 1910. Autochrome

Emma Barton

Emma Barton. Heather 1906. Photogravure

Emma Barton

Emma Barton. The lily pond 1911. Autochrome

Emma Barton

Emma Barton. The soul of the rose 1905

Emma Barton

Emma Barton. The gardener’s daughter 1911

Barbara Ker-Seymer

Barbara Ker-Seymer. Jean Cocteau 1931

Barbara Ker-Seymer. Jean Cocteau 1931

František Drtikol

František Drtikol. Nude with necklace 1914

František Drtikol

Frantisek Drtikol. Nude study 1925