#yevonde

[psikonauti]

Yevonde Middleton (aka Madame Yevonde) (English,1893-1975)

Shell, 1937

tri-colour separation negative

[voguefashion]

Edwina, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, wearing the Mountbatten tiara by Chaumet, photographed by Madame Yevonde for the coronation of George VI in 1937.

© National Portrait Gallery, London

[abwwia]

Yevonde with Vivex One-Shot Camera by Yevonde, 1937 © National Portrait Gallery, London

[devinorr]

Last year I bought an exhibition catalog of photography by Yevonde and was inspired to paint in a similar compositional style. I wanted to challenge myself to paint with all three primary colors, and I’m very happy with how it came out!

[spiritsdancinginthenight]

Nefertiti by Madame Yevonde (1893-1975).

[valentinovamp]

Joan Maude by Yevonde (1932)

[higherentity]

[surfinusa]

Some of my favourite pieces from the Yevonde exhibition I visited.