André Ostier

André Ostier (1906–1994) is a French photographer well known for his artists portraits and photo reports on "la vie parisienne"

Joan Miró 1954 by André Ostier

Portraits

He captured the creative spirit and environment of painters such as Pierre Bonnard, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, Fernand Léger, Marc Chagall, Francis Bacon, David Hockney, etc.; writers such as Simone de Beauvoir, Jean Cocteau, Truman Capote, Jean Genet, Paul Valéry and Tennessee Williams; and fashion designers Coco Chanel, Christian Dior and Yves Saint Laurent.[1][2]

Parties

He also immortalized the grand parties of the 1950s and 1960s, where masks and costumes frequently heightened the festive atmosphere. Subjects included the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Marie-Laure de Noailles, Carlos de Beistegui, Jacqueline de Ribes, Barbara Hutton.[3]

References
  1. Andre Ostier : Photographies de peintres et de sculpteurs. 1941-1982" : musee bourdelle. Musees de la ville, Paris, 1983
  2. Andre Ostier : Masques Et Bergamasques : French Institute Alliance Francaise, New York, 1988.
  3. Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent Exhibition at Fondation Pierre Bergé Yves Saint Laurent, 2006
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