2015
Ellen von Unwerth is a director and photographer whose bold and erotic images of women have left an indelible mark on the visual landscape of the fashion world.
Born in Frankfurt, Germany, von Unwerth was a model in Paris for nearly a decade before turning to photography. Her 1989 images of Claudia Schiffer for a Guess jeans campaign, echoing the playfully feminine style of 1950s pinups, earned both Schiffer and von Unwerth wide attention. Over the years, her work has been featured regularly in magazines like Interview, Vanity Fair, Vogue, I-D and The Face, appearing on covers and in both editorial and commercial contexts. In 1991, she won first prize at the International Festival of Fashion Photography.
Von Unwerth’s 1995 photoshoot of Drew Barrymore for Playboy magazine is among her most popular work and, coupled with an array of album covers for such artists as Janet Jackson and Britney Spears, gave her standing as a celebrity photographer beyond the borders of the fashion world. Von Unwerth’s pictures have a distinctive look and feel, with saturated colors and dense compositions, while also, in certain cases, paying homage to great photographers of the 20th century.
The 2015 Tree of Love, Bavaria, in which a nude model reclines inside the heart-shaped hollow of an enormous decaying trunk, recalls Edward Weston’s sensuous use of the body’s geometry in his compositions. And the dramatically lit Tic Tac Toe from 2010, showing a scantily clad woman posing on a city street at night, evokes Helmut Newton’s atmospheric photograph of a model wearing Yves St. Laurent’s Le Smoking jacket, shot for French Vogue in 1975.
Von Unwerth has published several books of her photographs, including Revenge, in 2003, and Fräulein, in 2009. Those volumes have been joined by one showcasing the photos of her series “Heimat,” in which she playfully combines visual tropes of traditional Bavarian life with her signature eroticism and wit. She is represented by several dealers, including the Staley-Wise Gallery, in New York, and Galerie Trabant, in Kitzbühel, Austria.
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Heimat #272 - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography
By Ellen von Unwerth
Located in Vienna, AT
Multiple sizes available. A radiant celebration of freedom, femininity, and pastoral sensuality. This artwork belongs to the artist’s celebrated Heimat series, a body of work in whi...
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Heimat #341 - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography
By Ellen von Unwerth
Located in Vienna, AT
fashion, cinematic storytelling, and empowered femininity. The bold contrast, saturated reds, and lush garden setting create a visually magnetic work that speaks to collectors of con...
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The Cat - Heimat - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography
By Ellen von Unwerth
Located in Vienna, AT
Available in multiple sizes. The Cat is a captivating work from Ellen von Unwerth’s Heimat series, in which the artist revisits Bavaria as a place of memory, myth, and sensual imagi...
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The Big Catch - Heimat Series - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography
By Ellen von Unwerth
Located in Vienna, AT
Multiple sizes available. Ellen von Unwerth’s "The Big Catch" is a joyful and cinematic image from the artist’s acclaimed Heimat series, a body of work in which von Unwerth returns ...
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Freshly Bloomed - Heimat series - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography
By Ellen von Unwerth
Located in Vienna, AT
“Freshly Bloomed” by Ellen von Unwerth is a vibrant and exuberant celebration of femininity, color, and playful sensuality. Captured in von Unwerth’s unmistakable high-energy style, ...
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Squeeze and Shape - Heimat Series - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography
By Ellen von Unwerth
Located in Vienna, AT
Playful, provocative, and unapologetically bold, “Squeeze and Shape” captures Ellen von Unwerth’s unmistakable celebration of feminine confidence and theatrical glamour. Set against ...
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Tree of Love - Nude in a Heart Shaped Tree Trunk, Fine Art Photography, 2015
By Ellen von Unwerth
Located in Vienna, AT
A Nude Model cuddles into a hollow Tree Trunk in the shape of a heart, photographed by Ellen von Unwerth in 2015 for her Heimat Series. All prints are limited edition. Available in m...
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By Ellen von Unwerth
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
Tree - Signed limited edition fine art print, Sexy, Contemporary, Sensual Model
By Geoff Halpin
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Tree - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 5 South West France , 2015 Monochrome Art Print This print that is being offered is a high-quality Archival Pigment print which has been printed on fiber based paper, Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm which is a premium quality paper that is acid-free and lignin-free. Overall, this Archival Pigment print is a stunning piece of art that is sure to impress. The combination of high-quality paper and inks ensures that the print will remain in pristine condition for many years, making it a great investment for any art collector or enthusiast. Signed + numbered by artist with certificate of authenticity Please note. There are three sizes of this print; each is an edition of five (5) making the total that can be printed as fifteen (15). This will include any custom sizes requested. Available sizes ( Image size , the white margin is not counted): 23 x 52 cm / 9,05 x 20,74" - Edition of 5 34 x 75 cm / 13,38 x 29,53" - Edition of 5 54x 120 cm / 21,26 x 47,24" - Edition of 5 Geoff Halpin...
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Pigment, Giclée, Black and White, Phot...
Butterfly
By Ellen von Unwerth
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
Half Angels Half Demons #12, Nude on a tree. Black and White photograph
By Mauricio Velez
Located in Miami Beach, FL
"The angel is a being that religion has bequeathed us as a sign of purity, innocence, and goodness, from the same source, we have been sold to the devil as the form that represents e...
Archival Pigment, Black and White
Seek
By Ellen von Unwerth
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
