Lee Miller

(American, 1907–1977)

Lee Miller was an American photographer and fashion model known for her portraits of Pablo Picasso. Despite being known as the lover of Man Ray, Miller’s documentation of war-ravaged Europe after World War II made her reputation as a photographer in her own right. “It seems to me that women have a bigger chance at success in photography than men,” she once said. “Women are quicker and more adaptable than men.” Born Elizabeth Miller on April 23, 1907 in Poughkeepsie, NY, she attended Vassar College and later studied drawing and painting at the Art Students League in New York. Her beauty led her to become a model for Vogue during the late 1920s. Miller later moved to Paris, where she sought out Man Ray to study with him. In the next three years, she learned photographer and became his lover, while falling into a milieu that included Picasso, Max Ernst, and Joan Miró. Returning to New York in 1932, she set up a photography studio and began producing portraits and advertising work. Miller would go on to marry the British Surrealist Roland Penrose, and in 1940, she began working for British Vogue. As a war correspondent, Miller captured some of the first photographic evidence of the Holocaust at the Dachau concentration camp. She died on July 21, 1977 in Chiddingly, United Kingdom. Today, her photographs are held in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Art Institute of Chicago, among others.

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Lee Miller (132 results)
Picasso and Cocteau

Lee Miller

Picasso and Cocteau

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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Picnic (Nusch Eluard, Paul Eluard, Roland..., 1937

Lee Miller

Picnic (Nusch Eluard, Paul Eluard, Roland..., 1937

Sale Date: April 30, 2024

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Henry Moore Sketching Holborn Tube, 1940

Lee Miller

Henry Moore Sketching Holborn Tube, 1940

Sale Date: April 10, 2024

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Carousel Cows, 1930

Lee Miller

Carousel Cows, 1930

Sale Date: February 15, 2024

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Portrait de Katia Krassina, 1931

Lee Miller

Portrait de Katia Krassina, 1931

Sale Date: November 8, 2023

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Portrait of Man Ray, 1931, 1931

Lee Miller

Portrait of Man Ray, 1931, 1931

Sale Date: October 3, 2023

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Fauteuil en fibre de verre modèle Swag leg..., 1908

Lee Miller

Fauteuil en fibre de verre modèle Swag leg..., 1908

Sale Date: July 20, 2023

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Picnic, Mougins (Nusch and Paul Eluard,..., 1937

Lee Miller

Picnic, Mougins (Nusch and Paul Eluard,..., 1937

Sale Date: January 25, 2023

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Marlene Dietrich in Uniform, 1944

Lee Miller

Marlene Dietrich in Uniform, 1944

Sale Date: December 4, 2022

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Mariage de Paul et Dominique Éluard en..., 1951

Lee Miller

Mariage de Paul et Dominique Éluard en..., 1951

Sale Date: June 14, 2022

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Surgical Gloves Are Sterilised and Dried on..., 1943

Lee Miller

Surgical Gloves Are Sterilised and Dried on..., 1943

Sale Date: May 19, 2022

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Charlie Chaplin with Chandelier, Paris,..., 1931

Lee Miller

Charlie Chaplin with Chandelier, Paris,..., 1931

Sale Date: May 14, 2022

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Self Portrait, New York, 1932, 1932

Lee Miller

Self Portrait, New York, 1932, 1932

Sale Date: May 14, 2022

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Portrait of the film actress Kendall Leigh, 1932

Lee Miller

Portrait of the film actress Kendall Leigh, 1932

Sale Date: April 14, 2022

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Max Ernst, Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona, Arizona , 1946

Lee Miller

Max Ernst, Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona, Arizona , 1946

Sale Date: December 8, 2021

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Max Ernst auf einer Holzleiter, Sedona,..., 1946

Lee Miller

Max Ernst auf einer Holzleiter, Sedona,..., 1946

Sale Date: December 8, 2021

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Deux portraits de Paul Eluard dont un avec..., 1955

Lee Miller

Deux portraits de Paul Eluard dont un avec..., 1955

Sale Date: December 10, 2021

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Picasso in his Studio, Rue des Grands..., 1944

Lee Miller

Picasso in his Studio, Rue des Grands..., 1944

Sale Date: December 1, 2021

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Picnic, Mougins (Nusch and Paul Eluard,..., 1937

Lee Miller

Picnic, Mougins (Nusch and Paul Eluard,..., 1937

Sale Date: July 28, 2021

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Nimet Eloui Bey, vers 1930, 1930

Lee Miller

Nimet Eloui Bey, vers 1930, 1930

Sale Date: June 29, 2021

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Man Ray, Paris, 1931

Lee Miller

Man Ray, Paris, 1931

Sale Date: May 20, 2021

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Untitled, 1935

Lee Miller

Untitled, 1935

Sale Date: May 20, 2021

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Nude, 1930

Lee Miller

Nude, 1930

Sale Date: April 21, 2021

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Arrival in Augusta, B.O.A.C. Harbour, 1949, 1949

Lee Miller

Arrival in Augusta, B.O.A.C. Harbour, 1949, 1949

Sale Date: March 16, 2021

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