01 Photograph, The Art Of The Nude, Herb Ritts' Stephanie, Cindy, Christy, Tatjana and Naomi, with footnotes # 245

Herb Ritts (American, 1952 - 2002)

Stephanie, Cindy, Christy, Tatjana, Naomi, Hollywood, c. 1989

Gelatin silver print

18 1/2  by 20 in. (47 by 50.8 cm.)

Private collection

Sold for 150,000 USD in April 2018

Stephanie, Cindy, Christy, Tatjana, Naomi, Hollywood is a black and white photograph taken in 1989 by photographer and director Herb Ritts (American, 1952–2002). The subject of the photograph is a group of five women coyly entwined together in an embrace.

Each of the five women – Stephanie Seymour, Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, Tatjana Patitz and Naomi Campbell – were noted muse's, friends, and frequent subjects of the photographer's fashion and fine art work. The photograph is one of the original images that ushered in the 1990s pop-cultural phenomenon of the supermodel. More on this photograph

‘I enjoy shooting women as feminine objects. There's a sensitivity to the photographs. Many times they're stripped down to the elements, as in the picture of the five models together. They're not like what Lindbergh or Bruce Weber does. I enjoy women being women in my way, and they're still feminine. They're very much themselves.’ – Herb Ritts

Herbert "Herb" Ritts Jr. (August 13, 1952 – December 26, 2002) was an American fashion photographer and director prolific for his photographs of celebrities, models, and other cultural figures throughout the 1980s and 1990s. His work concentrated on black-and-white photography and portraits, often in the style of classical Greek sculpture, which emphasized the human shape.

During the 1980s and 1990s, Ritts prominently photographed celebrities in various locales throughout California. Ritts' work with them ushered in the 1990s era of the supermodel and was consecrated by one of his most celebrated images, "Stephanie, Cindy, Christy, Tatjana, Naomi, Hollywood, 1989" taken for Rolling Stone Magazine. More on Herb Ritts

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