Otto Dyar (1892-1988) - Paul Lukas
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Otto Dyar (1892–1988) produced a 1932 silver-gelatine portrait print titled Paul Lukas, measuring 34.5 × 27.5 cm, in good condition and stamped with a portrait seal.
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Otto Dyar (1892-1988), Paul Lukas, 1932.
S/w-Silbergelatine-Photographie 34.5 x 27.5 cm. Bottom right with emboss stamp "Portrait by Otto Dyar", as well as verso stamped and labeled.
Provenance: Private collection, Cologne.
Condition: Good condition. The plate is part of the condition description.
About
Paul Lukas (1894–1971) was a Hungarian-American actor and one of the well-known character actors of classical Hollywood cinema. After his early career in theater and European film, he established himself in Hollywood in the late 1920s. For his lead role in Watch on the Rhine (1943) he received the Oscar for Best Actor. Lukas often embodied elegant, cultured, and multi-faceted personalities. Historical portrait photographs of the actor document the aesthetic of classic Hollywood studio photography.
Biographie / Biography
The American photographer Otto Dyar is among the leading portrait and Hollywood photographers of the early 20th century. From the 1920s onward, he worked for Paramount Studios and photographed film icons such as Marlene Dietrich, Louise Brooks, Cary Grant, Clara Bow, and Carole Lombard. His expressive black-and-white photographs are characterized by dramatic lighting, strong contrasts, and exceptional image composition. Dyar decisively shaped the glamorous Hollywood photography of the 1930s and 1940s. His works are today housed in major museum collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Otto Dyar (1892-1988), Paul Lukas, 1932.
S/w-Silbergelatine-Photographie 34.5 x 27.5 cm. Bottom right with emboss stamp "Portrait by Otto Dyar", as well as verso stamped and labeled.
Provenance: Private collection, Cologne.
Condition: Good condition. The plate is part of the condition description.
About
Paul Lukas (1894–1971) was a Hungarian-American actor and one of the well-known character actors of classical Hollywood cinema. After his early career in theater and European film, he established himself in Hollywood in the late 1920s. For his lead role in Watch on the Rhine (1943) he received the Oscar for Best Actor. Lukas often embodied elegant, cultured, and multi-faceted personalities. Historical portrait photographs of the actor document the aesthetic of classic Hollywood studio photography.
Biographie / Biography
The American photographer Otto Dyar is among the leading portrait and Hollywood photographers of the early 20th century. From the 1920s onward, he worked for Paramount Studios and photographed film icons such as Marlene Dietrich, Louise Brooks, Cary Grant, Clara Bow, and Carole Lombard. His expressive black-and-white photographs are characterized by dramatic lighting, strong contrasts, and exceptional image composition. Dyar decisively shaped the glamorous Hollywood photography of the 1930s and 1940s. His works are today housed in major museum collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Details
Date of print
1932
Artist
Otto Dyar (1892-1988)
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Owner or reseller
Title of artwork
Paul Lukas
Condition
Good condition
Technique
Gelatin-silver print
Height
34.5 cm
Width
27.5 cm
Signature
Stamped
Genre
Portrait
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