Showing posts with label portraits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label portraits. Show all posts

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Uncommon image

This uncommon image of Louise Brooks, a promotional photo of the actress for the film It's the Old Army Game (1926), is for sale on eBay. I do like this image - especially so since Brooks is smiling.

The photo looks like it was taken in Florida, where scenes for It's the Old Army Game were shot. The seller notes that the picture once belonged to a Cuban magazine writer. I am sure it will sell for a lot.


Friday, March 5, 2010

Another favorite portrait

Here is another favorite portrait of Louise Brooks. To me, this is an iconic image, and one of the best ever taken of Louise Brooks. Look at it. Look at it.


To me, there is something inherently contradictory about this image. To me, it is intimate in that Brooks' very direct gaze is so intense. And, it is impersonal - Brooks appears as an almost sculptural form, unmoving. To me, this image is perfectly composed.
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