Vintage silver gelatin print, Haute Couture, by Gene Fenn, 1950

Vintage silver gelatin print

Photographer's stamp on the back

"Haute Couture France-Israel" Lanvin-Castillon Paris model

 

Gene Fenn (1911-2001) was an American photographer who began by working for Harper's Bazaar and produced photo reports for the biggest haute couture houses: Dior, Givenchy, Schiaparelli....

He settled in France in 1949 and after meeting Fernand Léger, he turned to painting and photo-painting collages.