André Rau German/French, b. 1957
André Rau works across fashion, beauty, and portrait photography. His sitters include figures from film, music, fashion, and sport, among them Catherine Deneuve and Evander Holyfield. In both studio and location work, lighting, clothing, posture, and gesture shape the image.
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Alex, Circa 1990s -
Bar in St. Tropez, Circa 1990s -
Beatrice Dalle, Circa 1990s -
Diana in Guggenheim Bilbao I, Circa 1990s -
Elizabeth Hurley, Circa 1990s -
Evander Holyfield II, Circa 1990s -
Isabella, Circa 1990s -
Isabelle Adjani, Circa 1990s -
Jennifer Lopez, Circa 1990s -
Martin Sheen, Circa 1990s -
Molly in Morocco, Circa 1990s -
Molly Sims, Circa 1990s -
Naomi Campbell, Circa 1990s -
Wesley Snipes, Circa 1990s
Born 1957, Stuttgart, Germany; lives in Paris, France
André Rau works in fashion, beauty, and portrait photography. Sophia Loren and Martin Scorsese, Lenny Kravitz and Jennifer Lopez, Catherine Deneuve and Yves Saint Laurent, Claudia Schiffer and Dennis Hopper, Kate Moss and Evander Holyfield are among the subjects of his portraits. Rau has photographed fashion magazine covers and album covers. He has also served as the official Cannes Film Festival photographer for several years.
Andre Rau's work is regularly exhibited throughout the world, and his photographs are in the collection of the Deutsches Historisches Museum in Berlin, the Centre National de la Photographie in France, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Museum of Applied Art in Cologne, Germany, the Miramax Film Corporation in New York, among other collections.
