2006/​741

David LaChapelle (b. 1963)

David Lachapelle: Artists and Prostitutes. Cologne: Benedikt Taschen Verlag 2006. 1st ed. Elephant folio. Limited to 2500 copies. Numb. and signed by the artist. 698 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and duotone. Text in English, German and French. Publisher's binding. In publisher's box. + David Lachapelle: “Heaven to Hell”. Taschen. Hardcover. Unopened copy, still in publishers plastic protection. (2)

David LaChapelle “has photographed personalities as diverse as Tupac Shakur, Madonna, Amanda Lepore, Eminem, Philip Johnson, Lance Armstrong, Pamela Anderson, Lil' Kim, Uma Thurman, Elizabeth Taylor, David Beckham, Paris Hilton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Hillary Clinton, Muhammad Ali, and Britney Spears, to name just a few. Once called the Fellini of photography, LaChapelle has worked for the most prestigious international publications and has been the subject of exhibitions in both commercial galleries and leading public institutions around the world.”

Reference: Taschen Press.

Auction

Modern art and design, 4 February 2020

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8,000–10,000 DKK

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5,500 DKK  

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