SUPER BEAUTIFUL GERMAN PHOTOBOOK from 1932 by Baron George Hoyningen-Huene (1900-1968), seminal fashion photographer of the 1920s and 1930s, also famous for this photos for VOGUE. SCARCE LINEN VERSION (there was also a paperback version published at the same time). EXCELLENT PHOTOS - IN GREAT LAYOUT AND IN BREATH-TAKING PHOTOGRAVURE PRINTING. Title: "Meisterbildnisse" ("Masterpieces"). Subtitle: "Frauen Mode Sport Künstler" ("Women Fashion Sport Artists"). Baron George Hoyningen-Huene was friend of Horst P. Horst, Herbert List and Cecil Beaton, who made the portrait photo of Hoyningen-Huene at the beginning of his book (see picture). Welcome to the ONE-SELLER-AUCTION by Ecki Heuser, 5Uhr30.com (Cologne, Germany) on Catawiki - this time presenting a BEST-OF „GERMAN PHOTOBOOKS“. Like always we guarantee detailed and accurate descriptions, 100% transport protection, 100% transport insurance and of course combined shipping - worldwide. Baron George Hoyningen-Huene was born in Russia, he pent his working life in France, England and the United States. During the Russian Revolution, the Hoyningen-Huenes fled to first London, and later Paris. By 1925 George had already worked his way up to chief of photography of the French Vogue where he was mentor to up-and-coming photographers including François Tuefferd. In 1931 he met Horst, the future photographer, who became his lover and frequent model and traveled to England with him that winter. While there, they visited photographer Cecil Beaton, who was working for the British edition of Vogue. In 1931, Horst began his association with Vogue, publishing his first photograph in the French edition of Vogue in November of that year. Dietrich Reimer, Berlin. 1932. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. 180 x 255 mm. 66 pages. 48 black and white photos by George Hoyningen-Huene in photogravure printing. 16 pages text by Hermann Karl Frenzel (introduction). Language: German. Condition: Book inside fresh and flawless; clean with no marks and with no foxing. Outside a bit used; lightly yellowed at the top of the front side. Lacks the jacket. Overall fine condition. A photobook classic - a must-have for every ambitious photobook collection.