Description

Edition of 175. Digitally produced chromogenic c-type print on Fujiflex Crystal Archive Supergloss paper with a border. 51 x 61 cm (20 x 24 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. Draped in a luxuriant and vibrant red fur, supermodel Carmen Kass confronts the camera impassively. Her perfect teeth framed by impossibly glossy red lips and nails, the model's direct and fearless gaze reveals the delicate greens, blues and even violets of her eyes in stunning detail. Aloof and untouchable, Carmen Kass, Los Angeles, 2009 is a distinctly Testino image of contemporary female beauty, defiant and fierce. (Available at pre-publication price of £950).