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Group of 3 Gelatin Silver Prints France, circa 1937-1939 Francois Kollar (1904-1979) - French photographer Three Fashion Studies: 'Pour Figaro', 'Pour Die Neue Linie', 'Mme. Fernande Kollar' Each signed in blue ink verso 'F Kollar' Each titled and inscribed in blue ink verso with artist's blue stamp Dimensions, each (approximately): 11 ⅝ x 8 ⅛ in. (29.4 x 20.6 cm.) Good condition These three fashion photographs by François Kollar demonstrate a distinct vision of elegance and balance. With an eye for clean lines, he captured models striking quintessential poses in the various locations of a lush dining room, automobile park, and abstract backdrop. The composition with the model in profile, wearing the tasseled swing coat, illustrates Kollar's more progressive, artistic attitude. "Pour Figaro": With title, signature and date 1939 and artist's blue ink stamp verso. A small handling creases at bottom center. Otherwise good condition. "Pour Die Neue Linie": With title, signature and date and artist's blue ink stamp verso. Skinning to top edge of paper verso presumably torn from previous mount. Very slight discoloration in skirt area, possibly from liquid drip. Otherwise good condition. "Mme. Fernande Kollar": Inscribed 'Planche 13 B' and with signature, title and artist's blue ink stamp verso. Tape remnants at upper left and upper right corners verso. Light scratch at center visible under raking light. Otherwise good condition. François Kollar (French, 1904-1979) François Kollar emigrated from Slovakia in 1924 to France where he became a commercial and art photographer by the end of the 1920s. Gaining recognition for his documentary series on French industrial workers from 1931 to 1934, he went on to work for leading fashion magazines, houses, and designers such as Harper's Bazaar and Elsa Schiaparelli as well as leading celebrity clientele including the Duchess of Windsor. Adept in a variety of genres, Kollar was also known to experiment with the avant-garde photographic techniques of solarization and multiple exposure. He continued his documentaries into the 1950s and 1960s.