Theodore Zichy
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Count Theodore Zichy was a British photographer, born in Austria on (June 13 1908 - 1983) who commonly photographed women’s legs and feet. His 1948 portfolio “Chiaroscuros” played off of the erotic sexual fantasies of modern man, featuring photographs of women’s legs and chains. He has been described as a mysterious and eccentric photographer, film-maker, actor and playboy.
Count Theodore Zichy held dual Hungarian and British citizenship, was born at Eastbourne. He wasa nephew of Mihály Zichy. His father was an Hungarian aristocrat.
Zichy’s leg and shoe fetish was clearly documented in his scarce 1948 portfolio entitled Chiaroscuros. His seductive and dramatically lit images are charged with a dark obsessive irony.
Bibliography
- That Was No Gentleman, That Was Zichy, London, Polybooks 1974. ISBN 0284985619
External links
- Some images for sale (prices range from 500 USD, to 1,000 USD, all gelatine prints: Shoes on a pillow, 1948, Woman and idol, 1948 and Nude with mask, 1948, see goantiques.com
