Erwin Blumenfeld Blumenfeld Studio, Color, New York, 1941 - 1960 216 pages Softcover 22 x 27 cm Out of Print Condition: Cover - Shelf rubbed, in general Good Pages - Very good Please check pictures for condition Stellar compositions, intricate shapes and breathtaking colours are key attributes of Blumenfeld's work. In Blumenfeld Studio, Erwin Blumenfeld's works from 1941 to 1960 are highlighted and showcased in honour of the late artist. As one of the most sought-after fashion photographers of his time, Erwin's surrealistic and avant-garde photographs pushed the envelope regarding fashion photography. Filled with originality and shaped to perfection, this book is a must-have for all who love fashion, colour or photography. Erwin Blumenfeld was born in Germany. In 1918, he moved, then a painter and enthusiastic photographer, to the Netherlands to marry the Dutch Lena Citroen, the niece of his good friend and artist Paul Citroen. In Amsterdam, he opened Fox Leather Goods, a leather goods store on one of the main shopping streets in the city centre. When he discovers a dark room in the shop, he returns to photography and starts experimenting. He exhibits the portraits he shoots in the window of his shop. The photos quickly become more popular than his leather goods. In 1936, his business went bankrupt, and he decided to venture to Paris, the city of fashion and arts. In the first years of his career in fashion photography in Paris, he only works in black and white. As for many photographers at the time, the female nude is his favourite subject. The female body forms the core of his experiments with photographic techniques such as double exposure, distortion, solarization and chemical effects. But from the moment colour photography became possible, he transformed his original compositions in black and white into colour, resulting in a kaleidoscopic oeuvre.