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Terry O'Neill, Faye Dunaway
$3,150.00
Faye Dunaway
Posthumous print
20 x 16 inches
In Faye Dunaway, 1977, legendary British photographer Terry O’Neill captures the morning after cinematic triumph with timeless sophistication and subtle melancholy. Seated by the pool at the Beverly Hills Hotel, actress Faye Dunaway is pictured in a silk dressing gown, surrounded by the symbols of Hollywood success—newspapers, trophies, and a half-finished breakfast—her Oscar statuette gleaming beside her. The soft dawn light and her contemplative gaze transform the moment into something far deeper than celebration: a meditation on ambition, isolation, and the fragile cost of fame.
O’Neill’s mastery lies in his ability to reveal the humanity behind celebrity, and here he immortalizes Dunaway not as a movie star but as a woman caught between victory and vulnerability. The composition—elegant, restrained, and cinematic—balances glamour with introspection, making it one of the most iconic portraits in Hollywood photography.
Faye Dunaway stands as a defining image of both artist and subject: O’Neill’s empathetic lens meeting Dunaway’s enigmatic poise, together capturing the fleeting, bittersweet essence of success in a single, unforgettable frame.