SIMON PROCTER - Astrid Bergès-Frisbey Portrait for Chanel #7 - Paris 2012

SIMON PROCTER - Astrid Bergès-Frisbey Portrait for Chanel #7 - Paris 2012Technique: Photography Medium: Chromogenic Print in Diasec ( Acrylic & Aluminium Mounting ) Certificate: Certificate of authenticity signed and numbered by the artist Sizes and Editions: 240 x 180 cm limited edition of 3 + 2 artist proof 200 x 150 cm limited edition of 10 + 2 artist proof 100 x 75 cm limited edition of 10 + 2 artist proof Information about the artist: Simon was born in Lancashire, Northern England. He was raised in Royston a small

Technique: Photography 

Medium: Chromogenic Print in Diasec ( Acrylic & Aluminium Mounting )

Certificate: Certificate of authenticity signed and numbered by the artist

Sizes and Editions:

240 x 180 cm - limited edition of 3 + 2 artist proof 

200 x 150 cm - limited edition of 10 + 2 artist proof

100 x 75 cm - limited edition of 10 + 2 artist proof 

Information about the artist: Simon was born in Lancashire, Northern England. He was raised in Royston a small mining village in  South Yorkshire. He studied Fine Art for many years specializing in Painting and Sculpture. He is an influential photographer producing advertising for a wide range of high level clients including :Chanel, Dior, Nike, Reebok, Speedo, Adidas, Nokia, Hastens, Marriott, Mont Blanc, Falke. Since his debut exhibition in Miami Basel in 2008 Simon has become one of the most collectable photographers of his generation. His artwork is held in prestigious collections and museums worldwide. In 2015 Simon founded  Orcadia Film, a cinema production company. Simon lives between Paris, New York and a farmhouse in northern France

Information about the artwork:  Astrid in 7 portraits made in 2012 marks the extension of a long collaboration between Simon, Karl Lagerfeld and Maison Chanel. Years devoted to the study of Classical Painting shine through in this Series. He captures, in the manner of the Dutch master Vermeer, the emerging star of the cinema Astrid Bergès Frisbey. Each of these portraits illustrates the celebrated Little Black Jacket Chanel, freely and brilliantly reinterpreted, until it becomes the astonishing and extravagant headdress of ""Astrid n ° 7"", emblematic of this series. At the same time avant-garde of Contemporary Fashion and yet infinitely Classic.