Virgil Apger (1903-1994) - Rosalind Russell

Virgil Apger (1903-1994), Rosalind Russell, 1946.

Silver gelatin photograph on baryta paper, 33 x 25.5 cm. Stamped and annotated on the reverse.

Provenance: private collection, Berlin.

Condition: age-appropriate condition. Images are part of the condition description.

About
The American photographer Virgil Apger is one of the leading portrait and studio photographers of classic Hollywood cinema. From 1931 he worked for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM), where in 1947 he assumed the leadership of the Portrait Department. His best-known subjects include film legends such as Elizabeth Taylor, Ava Gardner, Judy Garland, Clark Gable, Lana Turner and Grace Kelly. His elegant black-and-white photographs are characterized by subtle lighting, natural staging, and timeless aesthetics. Apger's Hollywood portraits and vintage photographs today stand as striking testimonies to 20th-century American film and photography history.