The portraits of Christer Strömholm

Today is the birthday of the Swedish photographer Christer Strömholm (1918-2002). Here are some of his best portraits.

Fernand Léger by Christer Strömholm, Paris, 1949

Bob Rauschenberg by Christer Strömholm, Amsterdam, 1962

Martial Raysse by Christer Strömholm, Amsterdam, 1962

Man Ray by Christer Strömholm, Paris, 1960

André Breton by Christer Strömholm, Paris, 1951

Le Corbusier by Christer Strömholm, Paris, 1951

Alberto Giacometti by Christer Strömholm, Paris, 1960

Marcel Duchamp by Christer Strömholm, Cadaquez, 1963

Jean-Louis Barrault by Christer Strömholm, Paris, early 1950s

César Baldaccini by Christer Strömholm, Paris, 1965

Yves Klein by Christer Strömholm, Paris, 1960

Rotraut and Yves Klein by Christer Strömholm, Paris, 1960. The two, both visual artists, were married in 1962, and Klein died six months later.

Max Ernst by Christer Strömholm, Paris, 1963

A remarkable group portrait by Christer Strömholm from Amsterdam in 1962: Per-Olof Ultvedt, Robert Rauschenberg, Martial Raysse, Daniel Spoerri, Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle

Here's Christer Strömholm himself, in an impressive portrait by Sten Didrik Bellander from the 1950s

And a fine self-portrait of Christer Strömholm from the 1980s