Klein, William – Surrealist Group and Models, Paris

"Surrealist Group and Models, Paris". 1960. Vintage gelatin silver print. 23,5 x 30 cm.

This image was taken during the "Exposition internationale du Surrealisme" in the Galerie Daniel Cordier, Paris for Vogue magazine and shows André Breton, Mansour, Joyce Mansour, Pieyre de Mandiargues, Radovan Ivsic, Marianne Ivsic, Mimi Parent, Robert Benayoum, Elisa Breton, Nora Mitrani, Yves Elleouet and models Kouka (Dior), Margretta (Lanvin) and Birgitta (Revillon). – Stronger traces of use (creases, small tears, some emulsion loss, buckling), especially in corners and edges.

Lit.: Bruno Racine (ed.) Willliam Klein. Retrospective exhibition, Centre Pompidou, Paris 2005, 260-261.