Fernand Fonssagrives (1910 - 2003)

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Fernand Fonssagrives

Fernand Fonssagrives, born Fernand Vigoureux, is a French and American fashion photographer.

As a young man he moved to New York and became one of the world's leading fashion photographers of the 1940s and 1950s, shooting for Vogue, Town and Country and Harper's Bazaar magazines. Fonssagrives' iconic works are photos of nude women with patterns of sun reflections on their skin. In a unique partnership with his wife, legendary model Lisa Fonssagrives, he created his most significant works.

Date and place of birt:8 june 1910, Paris, France
Date and place of death:23 april 2003, Little Rock, USA
Nationality:France, USA
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Photographer
Genre:Candid photography, Nude art
Art style:Fashion photography

Creators France

Bernard Rancillac (1931 - 2021)
Bernard Rancillac
1931 - 2021
Charles Dufresne (1876 - 1938)
Charles Dufresne
1876 - 1938
Jean Alexis Achard (1807 - 1884)
Jean Alexis Achard
1807 - 1884
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat (1844 - 1910)
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
1844 - 1910
Pierre Bernard (1704 - 1777)
Pierre Bernard
1704 - 1777
Georges Maurice Cloud (1909 - 1973)
Georges Maurice Cloud
1909 - 1973
Fernand Cormon (1845 - 1924)
Fernand Cormon
1845 - 1924
George Hoyningen-Huene (1900 - 1968)
George Hoyningen-Huene
1900 - 1968
Gwen John (1876 - 1939)
Gwen John
1876 - 1939
Charles Joshua Chaplin (1825 - 1891)
Charles Joshua Chaplin
1825 - 1891
Louis Claude Mouchot (1830 - 1891)
Louis Claude Mouchot
1830 - 1891
Georg Wolf (1882 - 1962)
Georg Wolf
1882 - 1962
Agustin Lazo Adalid (1896 - 1971)
Agustin Lazo Adalid
1896 - 1971
John Levee (1924 - 2017)
John Levee
1924 - 2017
Romaine Brooks (1874 - 1970)
Romaine Brooks
1874 - 1970
Émilie du Châtelet (1706 - 1749)
Émilie du Châtelet
1706 - 1749

Creators Fashion photography

Irving Penn (1917 - 2009)
Irving Penn
1917 - 2009
Richard Avedon (1923 - 2004)
Richard Avedon
1923 - 2004
Franz Christian Gundlach (1926 - 2021)
Franz Christian Gundlach
1926 - 2021
Maurice Tabard (1897 - 1984)
Maurice Tabard
1897 - 1984
Paul Tanqueray (1905 - 1991)
Paul Tanqueray
1905 - 1991
Guy Bourdin (1928 - 1991)
Guy Bourdin
1928 - 1991
Arthur Elgort (1940)
Arthur Elgort
1940
Francis Giacobetti (1939)
Francis Giacobetti
1939
Brigitte Lacombe (1950)
Brigitte Lacombe
1950
Gian Paolo Barbieri (1938)
Gian Paolo Barbieri
1938
Collier Schorr (1963)
Collier Schorr
1963
Herb Ritts (1952 - 2002)
Herb Ritts
1952 - 2002
Hiro (Yasuhiro) Wakabayashi (1930 - 2021)
Hiro (Yasuhiro) Wakabayashi
1930 - 2021
Jacques Olivar (1941)
Jacques Olivar
1941
Patrick Demarchelier (1943 - 2022)
Patrick Demarchelier
1943 - 2022
Melvin Sokolsky (1933 - 2022)
Melvin Sokolsky
1933 - 2022