Simple Pleasures: The Model as Muse

“To be a muse is to be a wonder in someone else’s eyes, flaws and all” — L.H. Cosway

George Hoyningen-Huene, Horst Torso, Paris
George Hoyningen-Huene, Horst Torso, Paris, 1931, Platinum/Palladium Photograph

George Hurrell, Joan Crawford,
George Hurrell, Joan Crawford, c. 1930s, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Melvin Sokolsky, With Chair II
Melvin Sokolsky, With Chair II, 1963, Infused Dyes Sublimated on Aluminum

George Daniell, Audrey Hepburn with Cat
George Daniell, Audrey Hepburn with Cat, c. 1955, Early Silver Gelatin Photograph

Joyce Tenneson, Suzanne and Snake, 1
Joyce Tenneson, Suzanne and Snake, 1, 1991, Archival Pigment Photograph

Shahrokh Hatami, Coco Chanel
Shahrokh Hatami, Coco Chanel, 1962-69, Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph

Arthur Elgort, Kate Moss, Los Angeles
Arthur Elgort, Kate Moss in Los Angeles, CA, Vogue, 1995, Archival Pigment Photograph

Roy Schatt, James Dean (from the Torn Sweater series)
Roy Schatt, James Dean (from the Torn Sweater series), 1954, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Dianne Blell, Teasing the Bathers
Dianne Blell, Teasing the Bathers, c. 2000-2007, Archival Pigment Photograph

Horst P. Horst, Lisa with Harp
Horst P. Horst, Lisa with Harp, 1939, Platinum/Palladium Photograph

Jim Lee, Loli, Red Shoes
Jim Lee, Loli, Red Shoes, 2010, C-Type Color Photograph

John Loring, Paloma, Venice
John Loring, Paloma, Venice, 1967, Archival Pigment Photograph

Kimiko Yoshida, Painting (Nefertiti – “The Beautiful One Has Arrived” – Queen of Ancient Egypt), Self Portrait
Kimiko Yoshida, Painting (Nefertiti – “The Beautiful One Has Arrived” – Queen of Ancient Egypt), Self Portrait, 2010, Archival Pigment Photograph on Canvas

Barbara Morgan, Martha Graham - Letter to the World, Kick
Barbara Morgan, Martha Graham – Letter to the World, Kick, 1940, Silver Gelatin Photograph

William Wegman, Netted, 1987
William Wegman, Netted, 1987, Unique Polaroid Photograph

Brian Duffy, Up the Hill Backwards
Brian Duffy, Up the Hill Backwards, 1979, Archival Pigment Photograph

Edouard Boubat, Lella de face sur un bateau, Bretagne, France,
Edouard Boubat, Lella de face sur un bateau, Bretagne, France, 1947, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Lawrence Schiller, Marilyn Monroe
Lawrence Schiller, Marilyn Monroe, 1962, Silver Gelatin Photograph


Simple Pleasures is an ongoing series curated by Holden Luntz Gallery, presenting a selection of our favorite pictures organized thematically.

We hope you find these photographs as a gentle reminder that there are always simple pleasures to be found.