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Arthur Elgort Color Photography

American, b. 1940

One of the world’s most frequently imitated photographers, Arthur Elgort is a tireless innovator known for his lively “snapshot” style. He has freelanced for a range of top-tier magazines and luxury brands, and is credited with introducing movement and an emphasis on the wonders of natural light to the realm of fashion photography.

Born in 1940 in New York City, Elgort attended Stuyvesant High School and later studied painting at Hunter College before turning to photography. “I started as a painter, but I was a bad copy of Franz Kline,” explained Elgort in an interview with the New York Times. “I couldn’t draw. But I thought, ‘If I had a camera, I could capture something.’ So, I became a photographer.” 

Elgort’s career began as a photo assistant to Swedish fashion photographer Gösta Peterson. He shot his first cover photo for Mademoiselle magazine. However, a series of groundbreakingly candid black and white photos Elgort took of a model playing with a dog for British Vogue in 1971 cemented his status as a star in fashion photography. 

Elgort’s relaxed technique, which sees him capturing breezy images of models in what appear to be candid moments, was a refreshing and welcome change to the stiff and staged studio shoots that were characteristic of fashion photography during the 1970s and 1980s. As a result, Elgort has taken some of the fashion industry’s most iconic portraits, particularly of supermodels Cindy Crawford, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer and Christy Turlington. 

For decades, Elgort has worked as a photographer at Vogue, and his striking black and white and color photos have also graced the pages of Rolling Stone, GQ and Glamour.

Elgort’s works are featured in galleries and museums around the world, including the International Center of Photography in New York City, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

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Artist: Arthur Elgort
Lauren Hutton in Central Park, 1975, Arthur Elgort

Lauren Hutton in Central Park, 1975, Arthur Elgort

By Arthur Elgort

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Arthur Elgort (1940) Title: Lauren Hutton in Central Park, 1975 Year: 1975 Medium: Silver Gelatin Print Edition: 3/30 Size: 11 x 14 inches Condit...

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1970s Pop Art Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Claudia Schiffer for Valentino, Rome - Fine Art Photography, 1997
Claudia Schiffer for Valentino, Rome - Fine Art Photography, 1997

Claudia Schiffer for Valentino, Rome - Fine Art Photography, 1997

By Arthur Elgort

Located in Vienna, AT

All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request. All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certifica...

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1990s Contemporary Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Gisele Bündchen in Louis Vuitton, Harbour Island, Bahamas for Vogue Magazine
Gisele Bündchen in Louis Vuitton, Harbour Island, Bahamas for Vogue Magazine

Gisele Bündchen in Louis Vuitton, Harbour Island, Bahamas for Vogue Magazine

By Arthur Elgort

Located in Vienna, AT

Arthur Elgort’s celebrated fashion image for Vogue captures the spontaneous glamour and relaxed elegance that define his photographic style. Set on Harbour Island in the Bahamas in 1999, this Limited Edition Fine Art Photography Print features Gisele Bündchen in Louis Vuitton, holding a small dog beside a pool framed by tropical palms and saturated island color. The composition combines high fashion, movement, humor, and effortless sophistication, making it an iconic example of late-1990s editorial photography. Perfect for collectors of Vogue photography, supermodel imagery, fashion photography prints...

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20th Century Contemporary Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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C Print

Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell Sitting, Limited Edition, Fine Art Print
Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell Sitting, Limited Edition, Fine Art Print

Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell Sitting, Limited Edition, Fine Art Print

By Arthur Elgort

Located in Vienna, AT

Effortlessly capturing the spirit of the supermodel era, Arthur Elgort’s "Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell Sitting, 1992" is a striking portrait of two of fashion’s most influen...

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1980s Contemporary Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Carmen Kass, Annie get your gun, Vogue 2002, Limited Edition, Fine Art Print
Carmen Kass, Annie get your gun, Vogue 2002, Limited Edition, Fine Art Print

Carmen Kass, Annie get your gun, Vogue 2002, Limited Edition, Fine Art Print

By Arthur Elgort

Located in Vienna, AT

Playful, theatrical, and unmistakably American, Arthur Elgort’s "Carmen Kass, Annie Get Your Gun, Vogue US, 2002" captures the celebrated supermodel in a stylized interpretation of t...

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1980s Contemporary Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Yves Saint Laurent - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography
Yves Saint Laurent - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography

Yves Saint Laurent - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography

By Arthur Elgort

Located in Vienna, AT

Arthur Elgort’s “Yves Saint Laurent” offers a rare and intimate glimpse into one of the defining creative figures of the twentieth century. Rather than presenting the legendary desig...

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1970s Contemporary Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Maggie Rizer Mehran and Ryan Locke, Vogue - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography
Maggie Rizer Mehran and Ryan Locke, Vogue - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography

Maggie Rizer Mehran and Ryan Locke, Vogue - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography

By Arthur Elgort

Located in Vienna, AT

Arthur Elgort’s “Maggie Rizer Mehran and Ryan Locke, Vogue Magazine, 1998” captures the exuberant optimism and cinematic fantasy that defined fashion photography at the close of the ...

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1990s Contemporary Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Kate Moss for American Vogue - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography
Kate Moss for American Vogue - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography

Kate Moss for American Vogue - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography

By Arthur Elgort

Located in Vienna, AT

Arthur Elgort’s “Kate Moss, Los Angeles, CA, American Vogue, 1995” is a quintessential example of the photographer’s ability to dissolve the boundaries between fashion photography an...

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1990s Contemporary Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Claudia Schiffer for Valentino, Rome - Fine Art Photography, 1997
Claudia Schiffer for Valentino, Rome - Fine Art Photography, 1997

Claudia Schiffer for Valentino, Rome - Fine Art Photography, 1997

By Arthur Elgort

Located in Vienna, AT

All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request. All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certifica...

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1990s Contemporary Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Alek Wek for Vogue - four models in black powersuits, fine art photography, 1997
Alek Wek for Vogue - four models in black powersuits, fine art photography, 1997

Alek Wek for Vogue - four models in black powersuits, fine art photography, 1997

By Arthur Elgort

Located in Vienna, AT

All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request. All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certifica...

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1990s Contemporary Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Kristen McMenamy, Mammoth Lake, Vogue Magazine, Fine Art Photography
Kristen McMenamy, Mammoth Lake, Vogue Magazine, Fine Art Photography

Kristen McMenamy, Mammoth Lake, Vogue Magazine, Fine Art Photography

By Arthur Elgort

Located in Vienna, AT

Kate Moss, Vogue Italia by Arthur Elgort. All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request. All prints are done and signed by the artist. T...

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Late 20th Century Contemporary Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Karen Elson in Wyoming, Walking, Vogue Magazine, Fine Art Photography, 1999
Karen Elson in Wyoming, Walking, Vogue Magazine, Fine Art Photography, 1999

Karen Elson in Wyoming, Walking, Vogue Magazine, Fine Art Photography, 1999

By Arthur Elgort

Located in Vienna, AT

Karen Elson, Vogue Magazine by Arthur Elgort. All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request. All prints are done and signed by the artist....

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Late 20th Century Contemporary Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Kate Moss smoking, Paris - Portrait with cigarette, fine art photography, 1993
Kate Moss smoking, Paris - Portrait with cigarette, fine art photography, 1993

Kate Moss smoking, Paris - Portrait with cigarette, fine art photography, 1993

By Arthur Elgort

Located in Vienna, AT

All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request. All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certifica...

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20th Century Contemporary Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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C Print

Claudia Schiffer having lunch in Rome - Supermodel Eating, Fine Art Photography
Claudia Schiffer having lunch in Rome - Supermodel Eating, Fine Art Photography

Claudia Schiffer having lunch in Rome - Supermodel Eating, Fine Art Photography

By Arthur Elgort

Located in Vienna, AT

Claudia Schiffer having lunch in Room - the supermodel loves Italian food! Star photographer Arthur Elgort invented nowadays language of modern fashion photography. His works were pu...

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1990s Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Honor Frasier and Arthur Elgort in British Vogue, Fine Art Photography, 1996
Honor Frasier and Arthur Elgort in British Vogue, Fine Art Photography, 1996

Honor Frasier and Arthur Elgort in British Vogue, Fine Art Photography, 1996

By Arthur Elgort

Located in Vienna, AT

Honor Frasier and Arthur Elgort Scotland, British Vogue by Arthur Elgort. All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request. All prints are do...

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Late 20th Century Contemporary Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Darcey Bussell, NYC Ballet, Fine Art Photography, 1989
Darcey Bussell, NYC Ballet, Fine Art Photography, 1989

Darcey Bussell, NYC Ballet, Fine Art Photography, 1989

By Arthur Elgort

Located in Vienna, AT

Darcy Bussell, NYC Ballet by Arthur Elgort. All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request. All prints are done and signed by the artist. ...

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Late 20th Century Contemporary Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Kate Moss at Hotel Raphael Room 609 in Chanel, Paris - Fine Art Photography
Kate Moss at Hotel Raphael Room 609 in Chanel, Paris - Fine Art Photography

Kate Moss at Hotel Raphael Room 609 in Chanel, Paris - Fine Art Photography

By Arthur Elgort

Located in Vienna, AT

“Kate Moss at Hotel Raphael, Paris, Italian Vogue, 1994” by Arthur Elgort is a captivating example of the photographer’s ability to merge effortless glamour with cinematic storytelli...

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1990s Contemporary Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Darcey Bussell, NYC Ballet, Fine Art Photography, 1989
Darcey Bussell, NYC Ballet, Fine Art Photography, 1989

Darcey Bussell, NYC Ballet, Fine Art Photography, 1989

By Arthur Elgort

Located in Vienna, AT

Darcy Bussell, NYC Ballet by Arthur Elgort. All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request. All prints are done and signed by the artist. ...

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Late 20th Century Contemporary Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Honor Frasier and Arthur Elgort in British Vogue, Fine Art Photography, 1996
Honor Frasier and Arthur Elgort in British Vogue, Fine Art Photography, 1996

Honor Frasier and Arthur Elgort in British Vogue, Fine Art Photography, 1996

By Arthur Elgort

Located in Vienna, AT

Honor Frasier and Arthur Elgort Scotland, British Vogue by Arthur Elgort. All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request. All prints are do...

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Late 20th Century Contemporary Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Karen Elson in Wyoming, Walking, Vogue Magazine, Fine Art Photography, 1999
Karen Elson in Wyoming, Walking, Vogue Magazine, Fine Art Photography, 1999

Karen Elson in Wyoming, Walking, Vogue Magazine, Fine Art Photography, 1999

By Arthur Elgort

Located in Vienna, AT

Karen Elson, Vogue Magazine by Arthur Elgort. All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request. All prints are done and signed by the artist....

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Late 20th Century Contemporary Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Kristen McMenamy, Mammoth Lake, Vogue Magazine, Fine Art Photography
Kristen McMenamy, Mammoth Lake, Vogue Magazine, Fine Art Photography

Kristen McMenamy, Mammoth Lake, Vogue Magazine, Fine Art Photography

By Arthur Elgort

Located in Vienna, AT

Kate Moss, Vogue Italia by Arthur Elgort. All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request. All prints are done and signed by the artist. T...

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Late 20th Century Contemporary Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Claudia Schiffer for Valentino, Rome - Fine Art Photography, 1997
Claudia Schiffer for Valentino, Rome - Fine Art Photography, 1997

Claudia Schiffer for Valentino, Rome - Fine Art Photography, 1997

By Arthur Elgort

Located in Vienna, AT

All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request. All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certifica...

Category

1990s Contemporary Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Alek Wek for Vogue - four models in black powersuits, fine art photography, 1997
Alek Wek for Vogue - four models in black powersuits, fine art photography, 1997

Alek Wek for Vogue - four models in black powersuits, fine art photography, 1997

By Arthur Elgort

Located in Vienna, AT

All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request. All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certifica...

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1990s Contemporary Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lisa Taylor, VOGUE, 1978

Lisa Taylor, VOGUE, 1978

By Arthur Elgort

Located in New York, NY

Signed by the photographer on label of authenticity Edition 4/30

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1970s Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

UP, UP, AND AWAY!, Fran Summers, VOGUE UK

UP, UP, AND AWAY!, Fran Summers, VOGUE UK

By Arthur Elgort

Located in New York, NY

Signed by the photographer. Larger sizes also available.

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2010s Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Rubber Necking, Kenya, Vogue

Rubber Necking, Kenya, Vogue

By Arthur Elgort

Located in New York, NY

This photograph is an edition of 30 and is signed by the photographer.

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Early 2000s Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Kate Moss at Hotel Raphael Room 609 in Chanel, Paris - Fine Art Photography
Kate Moss at Hotel Raphael Room 609 in Chanel, Paris - Fine Art Photography

Kate Moss at Hotel Raphael Room 609 in Chanel, Paris - Fine Art Photography

By Arthur Elgort

Located in Vienna, AT

“Kate Moss at Hotel Raphael, Paris, Italian Vogue, 1994” by Arthur Elgort is a captivating example of the photographer’s ability to merge effortless glamour with cinematic storytelling. Set within the opulent interiors of Paris’ Hotel Raphael, Moss reclines with nonchalant elegance, surrounded by iconic CHANEL boxes, embodying the relaxed yet seductive spirit that defined 1990s fashion imagery. Elgort’s warm, saturated palette enhances the richness of the red...

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1990s Contemporary Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Kate Moss smoking, Paris - Portrait with cigarette, fine art photography, 1993
Kate Moss smoking, Paris - Portrait with cigarette, fine art photography, 1993

Kate Moss smoking, Paris - Portrait with cigarette, fine art photography, 1993

By Arthur Elgort

Located in Vienna, AT

All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request. All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certifica...

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20th Century Contemporary Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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C Print

Nadja Auermann, Ireland

Nadja Auermann, Ireland

By Arthur Elgort

Located in New York, NY

This photograph is an Edition of 30. Please see additional editions listed below. All editions are signed by the photographer. Larger sizes may be available upon request.

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1990s Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Karlie Kloss, Atlantic Beach, New York

Karlie Kloss, Atlantic Beach, New York

By Arthur Elgort

Located in New York, NY

This photograph is an Edition of 30. Please see additional editions listed below. All editions are signed by the photographer. Larger sizes may be available upon request.

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2010s Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

New York City, VOGUE

New York City, VOGUE

By Arthur Elgort

Located in New York, NY

This photograph is an Edition of 30. All editions are signed by the photographer.

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1970s Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Mad Max, VOGUE

Mad Max, VOGUE

By Arthur Elgort

Located in New York, NY

This photograph is an Edition of 30. Please see additional editions listed below. All editions are signed by the photographer. Larger sizes may be available upon request.

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21st Century and Contemporary Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Midsummer Night's Dream: The Economist

Midsummer Night's Dream: The Economist

By Arthur Elgort

Located in New York, NY

This photograph is an Edition of 30. Please see additional editions listed below. All editions are signed by the photographer. Larger sizes may be available upon request.

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21st Century and Contemporary Arthur Elgort Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Arthur Elgort color photography for sale on 1stDibs.

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