#the tarot reader

cavetocanvas:

Irving Penn, The Tarot Reader; Vogue’s Eye View of Diablerie, 1949

From the Victoria & Albert Museum:

Irving Penn joined American Vogue in 1943. He worked originally as a designer, but rapidly became one of the magazine’s most significant fashion photographers. Setting glamorous models in unexpected contexts, he evolved a style that was elegant yet informal, with simple lighting and minimal studio setting. The platinum-palladium print technique, perfected by Penn after years of meticulous experimentation, gives an unparalleled range of tone and texture to his images.