George MAILLARD KESSLERE (1894-1979) Lot n° 32

George MAILLARD KESSLERE (1894-1979) Yul BRYNNER Silver print signed lower right (stain) 37,5 x 29 cm American photographer and pastellist, he is one of the last students of the impressionist William Merritt Chase. From his training as a painter he kept his pastel skills, mixing them with photography to retouch his portraits so theatrical. Those of Dorothy Dickson published in Vanity Fair established his reputation as one of the best portrait photographers of the years