Portraiture is the only form of photography that Lee Miller continued to practice until the end of her life. Many of the portraits were intended for Vogue magazine and others were shot in anticipation of press use to promote exhibitions often curated by Roland Penrose at the ICA, London. Some were simply an expression of the friendship that existed among this group of people.
Roland Penrose, painter and collector, Downshire Hill, London, England 1940
Margot Fonteyn, Vogue Studio, London, England 1944
Max Ernst wearing a Kachina mask, Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona, USA 1946
Elsa Schiaparelli, Paris, France 1945
Dorothea Tanning and Max Ernst, Farleys Garden, East Sussex, England 1950
Martha Gellhorn, London, England 1943
Henry Moore taken during the filming of 'Out of Chaos', Holburn underground, London, England 1943
Joseph Cornell, Lee Miller Studios Inc., New York, USA 1933
Ivy Compton-Burnett, Vogue Studio, London, England 1943
Leonora Carrington, St Martin d'Ardeche, France 1939
Selection of Lee Miller portraits available
Archival quality gelatin silver fine prints: non-editioned
Gelatin silver fine prints were made in house by Carole Callow, a photographic printer of international repute. All archival quality fine prints were individually made on high quality fibre based paper and selenium toned for enhanced permanence. The reverse of each gelatin silver print bears the Lee Miller Archive authentication stamp which is signed by Lee Miller’s son, Antony Penrose, a stamp certifying the print is made by Carole Callow, and the Lee Miller Copyright (c) stamp.
The standard sizes of images are printed on paper of approximately the following dimensions;
Imperial 11 x 14 inches, Metric 280 x 355mm
Non editioned fine archival gelatin silver prints start at £2,950.00 (VAT inc) plus shipping (and import taxes if applicable)
Archival quality platinum palladium fine prints: Editioned
Hand made by 31 Studio-The Platinum Printroom prints start at £4,000.00.
Each print bears the Lee Miller Archives and printer’s blind stamp under the image.
An authentication certificate signed by Antony Penrose accompanies every print.
