Description

Edition of 175. Digitally produced Fibre Based Silver Gelatin Print on Ilford Galerie FB Digital paper with a border. 61 x 51 cm (24 x 20 in). Signed, numbered and dated by the artist on the reverse. On the occasion of his major retrospective at the MFA in Boston, Counter Editions is releasing four new prints by the inimitable photographer Mario Testino. Instantly recognisable for the casual elegance and visual opulence of his images, Testino's photographs reveal alluring glimpses of his high-fashion world and simultaneously mythologize it. Wearing nothing but an exquisite diamond cuff and dark nail polish, Natalia Vodianova gazes upwards as she reclines in a white cane chair. Her bobbed haircut and dark lipstick are classic hallmarks of the femme fatale, but her modest pose conveys a sense of hesitation. Arresting and alluring, Natalia Vodianova, Cannes, 2007 is perhaps the definitive image of modern but timeless feminine beauty. (Available at pre-publication price of £950).