Marianne / Catherine Deneuve [after Richard Avedon]
2010
print & cutting on prepared paper
34 x 34 cm [unframed]
50 x 50 cm [framed]
edition of 5
1/5
2/5
3/5 the work is in the Shcherbenko Art Centre at the moment, Kiev, Ukraine
4/5 Collection: Sergei Tverdokhleb, Kiev, Ukraine
5/5 Collection: Svetlana Granovskaya, London, England
Original photo by: Richard Avedon, New York session, September 22, 1968
Catherine Deneuve was born Catherine Fabienne Dorléac in occupied Paris to French stage and screen actor Maurice Dorléac and actress Renée Deneuve.
She gained recognition for her portrayal of aloof and mysterious beauties in films such as Repulsion (1965) and Belle de jour (1967). Deneuve was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1993 for her performance in Indochine; she also won César Awards for that film and The Last Metro (1980). One of France's most renowned actresses, she has also appeared in seven English-language films, most notably the 1983 cult classic The Hunger. In 2008, she appeared in her 100th film, Un conte de Noël.
One of the world's great beauties, her image was used to represent Marianne, the national symbol
of France, from 1985 to 1989.
