Maria Austria

Maria Austria by Paul Huf, c. 1948. 

She's one of my favourite photographers. I've learned so much about her, and her fellow Dutch photographers, from the Maria Austria Instituut, which has a wonderful website. Here are some of my favourite portraits.

James Baldwin by Maria Austria, Amsterdam, 1965

György Ligeti by Maria Austria, 1972

Josephine Baker by Maria Austria, Monte Carlo, 1970

Arthur Rubinstein by Maria Austria, 1952

Peter Pears & Benjamin Britten by Maria Austria, 1948

An outstanding portrait of Willem Sandberg by Maria Austria, 1969

Mstislav Rostropovich by Maria Austria, 1964