The contents pages from front and back covers of this book appear below. Vera lehndorff is best known as veruschka, one of the most celebrated supermodels of the 1960s, frequent vogue cover girl and the sinewy body photographed by david hemmings in michelangelo antonionis film blowup 1966. Were sorry, our database doesnt have book description information for this item. Aug 23, 2008 veruschka, the russian born supermodel of the 6os, has teamed with author david wills to write a book about her life and career.
Transfigurations by vera lehndorff, holger trulzsch, susan. Abaa veruschka transfigurations signed first edition by. Known for her philosophical writings on american culture, topics left untouched by sontags writings are few and far between. Vera lehndorff and holger trulzsch by vera lehndorff. The postal charges quoted are for an averagesized book. In the 1960s there suddenly appeared on the scene a fashion model and actress of extravagant and exotic beauty known to the world as veruschka. Discovered in germany as an art student, lehndorff stopped modelling at the end of the 1960s to pursue the art career she. Her father was a german count and her mother a countess. She became known as veruschka while learning to act with lee strasberg in new york, and has appeared in many films, including blowup m. Her mother wanted me to take veras younger sister as a model. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Transfigurations by susan sontag,holger trulzsch,vera lehndorff and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the veruschka transfigurations, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country.
This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket with just light wear. I cannot believe that he would take a shipment of books and not inspect them. With artist holger trulzsch they began to use her body as a canvas to affect chameleon like transformations and metamorphoses and then photographing the. All her transformations have an aura of sensuality, and she unwittingly draws the surrounding space into an act of artistic travesty, investing it with new properties. Veruschka transfigurations by lehndorff vera abebooks. Veruschka transfigurative malerei lehndorff, vera, trulzsch, holger, sontag. Described as a stunning amalgamation of photography and painting the images. An annotated bibliographycatalogues the works of one of americas most prolific and important 20th century authors. Transfigurations by susan sontag,holger trulzsch, vera lehndorff and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The radical body art showcased herewitty, shocking, and eroticis the result of the collaboration between truzsch, a highly regarded european photographer, and vera lehndorff, the internationally celebrated model and actress.
Veruschka transfigurations vera lehndorff model blow up nudes susan sontag hc. Transfigurations by lehndorff, vera, trulzsch, holger isbn. Now she is back again in a collaborative effort with the european artist and photographer holger trulzsch that uses her nude body as the canvas for fantastic illustrations and distortions. However, since the age of five, veruschkas life has been traumatic. Antonioni, 1967, salome carmelo bene, 1971, and dorian gray im spielgel des boulevardpresse ulrike ottinger, 1983. Veruschka trans figurations by lehndorff vera trulzsch. Transfigurations by vera lehndorff, 9780821216378, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Veruschka transforms, appears, and disappears in various landscapes and settings through uncanny body painting.
Vera lehndorff studies painting and design in hamburg and florence. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. A brilliant production by vera lehndorff and holger trulzsch. Abaa veruschka transfigurations signed first edition. Transfigurations by vera lehndorff 19861027 hardcover january 1, 1783. Nevertheless, theres interest from a few photographers, among them franco rubartelli.
The beautiful model and actress vera lehndorff chose as her stage name veruschka during her rise to fame in the 1960s. New the trompe loeil body art showcased here is the result of the collaboration between holger trulzsch, a european photographer and painter, and vera lehndorff, the internationally celebrated model and actress. Hardcover in dustjacket, large format quantity in stock. New york graphic society little, brown and company, 1986. She remained an enigma even when she starred in antonionis classic film blow up. The jacket is complete, not priceclipped, not faded, etc. Multimedia art museum, moscow exhibitions veruschka. Signed by vera lehndorff on the front free endpaper and uncommon as such. See more ideas about veruschka, body painting, body art.
Veruschka transfigurations, by vera lehndorff and holger trulzsch. Veruschka trans figurations by lehndorff vera trulzsch holger. An interesting collection of images that were the result of a collaboration between the model veruschka and trulzsch who painted her body and took photographs of the results in various settings. Download veruschka transfigurations pdf, veruschka transfigurations epub, veruschka transfigurations free, veruschka transfigurations author, veruschka transfigurations audiobook, veruschka transfigurations free epub. Trulzschs signature can immediately be recognized in the collaboration with vera lehndorff, aka veruschka, in the series signs.
Veruschka transfigurations vera lehndorff model blow up. Transfigurations by vera lehndorff, holger trulzch online at alibris. The next day charlotte march took pictures of her, and they were incredible. In these photographs, the philosophical, analytical discourse is implemented with critique and irony in the two artists unique artistic language. One of the most beautiful art photography books of the 20th century. Veruschka transfigurations, vera lehndorff, holger trulzsch, susan. Transfigurations by vera lehndorff and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Veruschka transfigurations vera lehndorff holger trulzsch. The radical body art showcased herewitty, shocking, and eroticis the. Today, lehndorff works as an independent artist in berlin. As distinct from cindy shermans transfigurations, for example, from the start vera lehndorff placed herself and her body in one or another specific setting. A tight close to near fine copy but with a long gift inscription in an unknown hand on the front free endpaper in a close to near fine price clipped dust jacket with some minor wear. I believe the edition is only and here is an opportunity to buy a book almost as. Author of veruschka, veruschka transfigurations first u. Transfigurations first english edition by lehndorff, vera isbn. Vera lehndorff, who made her name in the 1960s as veruschka, one of the first super models, was the star of antonionis 1967 classic blowup.
At age twentyfive she changed her name to veruschka, moved to new york, and became a household name. Transfigurations by trulzsch, holger, lehndorff, vera and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Veruschka is a name that, without exaggeration, determined the course of world fashion in the mid20th century. The sister was smaller, blonder, prettier, but not magnificent like vera. Cloth boards with black titles embossed on spine, as issued. See more ideas about body painting, body art and art. Signed by vera lehndorff on the front free endpaper and. Signed vera lehndorff veruschka transfigurations model blow. Veruschka transfigurations signed first edition vera.
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