He hadn’t the money to pay for professional models – or an access to a budget for a picture that had no sponsorship. Between the 1920s and 1950s, color was an integral part of the movement, and stained glass, with its gorgeous hues, was highly celebrated. Color-carbro print, printed later, signed, titled, dated and numbered '8/30' in ink in the margin; signed, titled, dated, numbered '8/30' twice in ink on the verso. Girls in the Windows”, 1960 is an image not only about beauty, fashion and the ingenious orchestration of 43 women standing at the windows and on the sidewalk, some daringly climbing onto the window sills. It places in context an iconic image of the postwar era at the height of its prosperity and on the verge of transformation.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. We could talk about the repetition of forms, its tight structure, its compression of space, seductive use of color and beautiful women gazing out at the camera as reasons that it is a rigorous, well constructed image. The Art Nouveau period is the second most well known due to the work of glass artisan Louis Comfort Tiffany.I invited Eileen Ford Model agency to send their most famous models, known world wide, to my studio for the taking of this photograph. With three additional models, two on the street and one on the ground floor the picture was complete. On the other hand by Artsper which selects its partner galleries according to the quality of their catalog and their reputation.

Gigli was welcomed backstage on Broadway and into the private lives of celebrities owing to his ability to earn the trust of his subjects in his vision. Churchgoers might look to these windows to reflect on their faith and apply what they see to their daily lives. What he doesn’t know is that the image will become one of the most collected photographs in the history of the medium.Careful planning was a necessity as the photography had to be accomplished during the workers’ lunch time! His ability to earn his subjects' trust in his vision -- often during complicated, uncomfortable, even dangerous setups -- was as important to the photos as his technical finesse with the camera. A Christie's specialist may contact you to discuss this lot or to notify you if the condition changes prior to the sale. They had glammed-up girls dancing in the windows of the old buildings on the NYC set, that looked very similar to this photo. As vibrant and evocative as it was in 1960, the photograph continues to resonate, its allure undiminished by the passage of time.