Horst P. Horst - Leixlip Castle, 1964

HORST P. HORST, American/German, 1906–1999
Leixlip Castle, Ireland, 1964
Print from the 1970s, on contemporary Kodak photographic paper
Photographed with a Hasselblad 6 x 6
No edition
Size: photo 26.5 x 26.5 cm on a 28 x 35 cm sheet
Slightly yellowed print, otherwise very well preserved, no signs of wear
Back signed by HORST, labeled by the artist "LEIXIP CASTLE 1964 GUINNESS", bottom right with Horst's Studio stamp

A rare color photograph by Horst P. Horst, showing a horse-drawn carriage with a young girl in front of the historic Leixlip Castle in County Kildare, Ireland, the ancestral home of the Guinness family.

Horst P. Horst (1906–1999) was one of the most influential fashion photographers of the 20th century. Born in Germany, he moved to Paris in the early 1930s, where he initially worked with photographer George Hoyningen-Huene and later for French Vogue. Renowned for his masterful lighting, classical composition, and timeless elegance, Horst photographed prominent figures from fashion, art, and society, including Coco Chanel, Marlene Dietrich, and Salvador Dalí. His works are now in the collections of major museums worldwide, including the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.