Norman Parkinson
English, 1913–1990
749 Followers
“The camera can be the most deadly weapon since the assassin’s bullet,” the photographer Norman Parkinson once said, “or it can be the lotion of the heart.” Parks, as he is often called, was a leading figure in shaping the image of 20th-century fashion. After apprenticing with royal court photographers Speaight and Sons Ltd., he spent the rest of his life working at leading fashion magazines, including Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue, where he photographed subjects ranging from the candy-colored ensembles of Dior’s New Look to the bold style of the 1970s supermodel Jerry Hall. A frequent collaborator of Grace Coddington, Parkinson pushed the limits of fashion photography by traveling to far-flung destinations and by infusing his work with an irreverent dose of British humor.
Auction Results
Past Auctions
279 results
New York, New York, 1960
Gelatin silver print
33.0 x 33.0 cm
Jul 17, 2025 • Bonhams
New York, New York, 1960
Gelatin silver print
33.0 x 33.0 cm
Jul 17, 2025
Bonhams
Photographs Now: The Collector's Edition
Lot 141
New York, New York, 1960
Gelatin silver print
33.0 x 33.0 cm
Apr 3, 2025 • Bonhams
New York, New York, 1960
Gelatin silver print
33.0 x 33.0 cm
Apr 3, 2025
Bonhams
Photographs
Lot 108
Fashion Study in Doorway, British Vogue
Gelatin silver print.
20.3 x 15.2 cm (7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
May 16, 2024 • Phillips
Fashion Study in Doorway, British Vogue
Gelatin silver print.
20.3 x 15.2 cm (7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
May 16, 2024
Phillips • London
Photographs & Helmut Newton: Provocateur
Lot 119
Elton John, 1970
three gelatin silver prints
25.4 x 25.4 cm
Feb 23, 2024 • Christie's
Elton John, 1970
three gelatin silver prints
25.4 x 25.4 cm
Feb 23, 2024
Christie's
Live Auction 22051
The Collection of Sir Elton John: The Day Sale
Lot 196
Jerry Hall, Russia, Two Studies, 1975
two cibachrome prints
25.0 x 20.0 cm
Feb 23, 2024 • Christie's
Jerry Hall, Russia, Two Studies, 1975
two cibachrome prints
25.0 x 20.0 cm
Feb 23, 2024
Christie's
Live Auction 22051
The Collection of Sir Elton John: The Day Sale
Lot 199
Cardin Hat Over Paris
Tirage platinum-palladium postérieur.
28 x 57.9 cm (11 x 22 3/4 in.)
Nov 30, 2023 • Phillips
Cardin Hat Over Paris
Tirage platinum-palladium postérieur.
28 x 57.9 cm (11 x 22 3/4 in.)
Nov 30, 2023
Phillips • Paris
Impressions Parisiennes: Une Collection de Photographies
Lot 42
The Look Your Clothes Depend On, Queen
Tirage chromogénique postérieur.
35.2 x 35.4 cm (13 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
Nov 30, 2023 • Phillips
The Look Your Clothes Depend On, Queen
Tirage chromogénique postérieur.
35.2 x 35.4 cm (13 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
Nov 30, 2023
Phillips • Paris
Impressions Parisiennes: Une Collection de Photographies
Lot 41
Selected Images of Fashion Scenes, 1950
2 gelatin silver prints
30.5 x 22.8 cm
Jul 3, 2023 • Bonhams
Selected Images of Fashion Scenes, 1950
2 gelatin silver prints
30.5 x 22.8 cm
Jul 3, 2023
Bonhams
Photographs Now: The Collector's Edition
Lot 53
Jerry Hall, Jamaica, 1975
Archival pigment print
109.2 x 111.8 cm
Jul 3, 2023 • Bonhams
Jerry Hall, Jamaica, 1975
Archival pigment print
109.2 x 111.8 cm
Jul 3, 2023
Bonhams
Photographs Now: The Collector's Edition
Lot 75
Reclining Nude with Vogue, 1954
silver print
10.0 x 12.8 cm
Jun 6, 2023 • Christie's
Reclining Nude with Vogue, 1954
silver print
10.0 x 12.8 cm
Jun 6, 2023
Christie's
Photographies
Lot 27
Adele Collins, 1959
Cibachrome print
45.7 x 34.2 cm
Apr 13, 2023 • Christie's
Adele Collins, 1959
Cibachrome print
45.7 x 34.2 cm
Apr 13, 2023
Christie's
Photographs
Lot 46
Fashion Study, 1938
gelatin silver print, mounted on rag paper
32.7 x 27.6 cm
Apr 13, 2023 • Christie's
Fashion Study, 1938
gelatin silver print, mounted on rag paper
32.7 x 27.6 cm
Apr 13, 2023
Christie's
Photographs
Lot 13
Jerry Hall, Jamaica, 1975
Archival pigment print
109.2 x 111.8 cm
Apr 6, 2023 • Bonhams
Jerry Hall, Jamaica, 1975
Archival pigment print
109.2 x 111.8 cm
Apr 6, 2023
Bonhams
Classic & Contemporary Photographs
Lot 98
Le Touquet
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
16 3/4 x 12 in. (42.5 x 30.5 cm)
Apr 4, 2023 • Phillips
Le Touquet
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
16 3/4 x 12 in. (42.5 x 30.5 cm)
Apr 4, 2023
Phillips • New York
Photographs
Lot 175
Wenda Parkinson, Hyde Park Corner, Vogue, 1956
gelatin silver print
40.2 x 30.5 cm
Mar 14, 2023 • Sotheby's
Wenda Parkinson, Hyde Park Corner, Vogue, 1956
gelatin silver print
40.2 x 30.5 cm
Mar 14, 2023
Sotheby's
Made in Britain
Lot 199
Taj Mahal, Agra, India, Vogue, 1956
gelatin silver print
30.5 x 30.5 cm
Mar 14, 2023 • Sotheby's
Taj Mahal, Agra, India, Vogue, 1956
gelatin silver print
30.5 x 30.5 cm
Mar 14, 2023
Sotheby's
Made in Britain
Lot 201
'Pale Cool of Kashmir, India, Vogue', 1956
chromogenic print
30.5 x 30.5 cm
Mar 14, 2023 • Sotheby's
'Pale Cool of Kashmir, India, Vogue', 1956
chromogenic print
30.5 x 30.5 cm
Mar 14, 2023
Sotheby's
Made in Britain
Lot 202
Wenda Parkinson, Hyde Park Corner, Vogue, 1951
gelatin silver print
31.2 x 23.0 cm
Mar 3, 2023 • Sotheby's
Wenda Parkinson, Hyde Park Corner, Vogue, 1951
gelatin silver print
31.2 x 23.0 cm
Mar 3, 2023
Sotheby's
Modern Discoveries
Lot 773
Fashion Scenes 2, circa 1950
two gelatin silver prints
30.5 x 22.9 cm
Dec 12, 2022 • Bonhams
Fashion Scenes 2, circa 1950
two gelatin silver prints
30.5 x 22.9 cm
Dec 12, 2022
Bonhams • New York
The Gift of Photographs
Lot 53
Precision Built: Model Enid Boulting in Suit By Hardy Amies, Vogue, February 1954 , 1954
silver print
13.3 x 10.2 cm
Nov 8, 2022 • Christie's
Precision Built: Model Enid Boulting in Suit By Hardy Amies, Vogue, February 1954, 1954
silver print
13.3 x 10.2 cm
Nov 8, 2022
Christie's
Photographies
Lot 14
Lisa Fonssagrives for "Vogue"
archival pigment print
35 1/2 x 28in (90.2 x 71.2cm)
40 x 30in (101.5 x 76.2cm)
Oct 11, 2022 • Bonhams
Lisa Fonssagrives for "Vogue"
archival pigment print
35 1/2 x 28in (90.2 x 71.2cm)
40 x 30in (101.5 x 76.2cm)
Oct 11, 2022
Bonhams • New York
Photographs
Lot 55
Wenda Parkinson, Hyde Park Corner, Vogue
gelatin silver print
60.5 x 50.2 cm
Sep 26, 2022 • Sotheby's
Wenda Parkinson, Hyde Park Corner, Vogue
gelatin silver print
60.5 x 50.2 cm
Sep 26, 2022
Sotheby's
Classic Photographs
Lot 88
After van Dongen, Adèle Collins, for Vogue, 1959
chromogenic print
50.7 x 40.5 cm
Sep 9, 2022 • Sotheby's
After van Dongen, Adèle Collins, for Vogue, 1959
chromogenic print
50.7 x 40.5 cm
Sep 9, 2022
Sotheby's
Made in Britain
Lot 182
Golfing at Le Touquet
Toned gelatin silver print, printed later.
36.9 x 36.9 cm (14 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.)
May 25, 2022 • Phillips
Golfing at Le Touquet
Toned gelatin silver print, printed later.
36.9 x 36.9 cm (14 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.)
May 25, 2022
Phillips • London
Photographs
Lot 77
Woman with Tram; Wenda, Peabody Buildings
Two gelatin silver prints, each printed later.
Each 30.5 x 22.9 cm (12 x 9 in.)
May 25, 2022 • Phillips
Woman with Tram; Wenda, Peabody Buildings
Two gelatin silver prints, each printed later.
Each 30.5 x 22.9 cm (12 x 9 in.)
May 25, 2022
Phillips • London
Photographs
Lot 72
Woman on the street, 1968, 1968
mention '64' au feutre bleu (marge); cachet de copyright condé nast, cachet 'norman parkinson trust' annoté et daté au crayon, cachet de datation et diverses annotations au crayon (verso)
36.8 x 25 cm
May 24, 2022 • Christie's
Woman on the street, 1968, 1968
mention '64' au feutre bleu (marge); cachet de copyright condé nast, cachet 'norman parkinson trust' annoté et daté au crayon, cachet de datation et diverses annotations au crayon (verso)
36.8 x 25 cm
May 24, 2022
Christie's
攝影作品
Lot 80
Katherine Pastrie, Hat + Chandelier, c. 1950, 1987
gelatin silver print
24 x 23 cm
May 24, 2022 • Christie's
Katherine Pastrie, Hat + Chandelier, c. 1950, 1987
gelatin silver print
24 x 23 cm
May 24, 2022
Christie's
Fashion Photographs from the Susanne von Meiss collection
Lot 41
Woman on the street, 1968
silver print
36.8 x 25 cm
May 24, 2022 • Christie's
Woman on the street, 1968
silver print
36.8 x 25 cm
May 24, 2022
Christie's
Photographies
Lot 80
Lisa Fonssagrives for 'Vogue', 1949
chromogenic print
89.6 x 71.2 cm
Apr 5, 2022 • Christie's
Lisa Fonssagrives for 'Vogue', 1949
chromogenic print
89.6 x 71.2 cm
Apr 5, 2022
Christie's
Photographs
Lot 11
Anne Chambers, 1948
Silver print, matted unframed
43.5 x 31.8 cm
Sep 14, 2021 • Sotheby's
Anne Chambers, 1948
Silver print, matted unframed
43.5 x 31.8 cm
Sep 14, 2021
Sotheby's
Made in Britain
Lot 160
Wenda Parkinson, Hyde Park Corner, Vogue, 1951
Silver print, matted unframed
40.4 x 30.5 cm
Sep 7, 2021 • Sotheby's
Wenda Parkinson, Hyde Park Corner, Vogue, 1951
Silver print, matted unframed
40.4 x 30.5 cm
Sep 7, 2021
Sotheby's
Made in Britain
Lot 144
Traffic, 1960
Chromogenic print, matted unframed
36.2 x 35.7 cm
Sep 7, 2021 • Sotheby's
Traffic, 1960
Chromogenic print, matted unframed
36.2 x 35.7 cm
Sep 7, 2021
Sotheby's
Made in Britain
Lot 145
Anne Chambers, 1948, 2017
Silver print, matted unframed
43.5 x 31.8 cm
Sep 7, 2021 • Sotheby's
Anne Chambers, 1948, 2017
Silver print, matted unframed
43.5 x 31.8 cm
Sep 7, 2021
Sotheby's
Made in Britain
Lot 160
The Iron Road, 1947
Silver print, matted, unframed
37.8 x 35.5 cm
Sep 7, 2021 • Sotheby's
The Iron Road, 1947
Silver print, matted, unframed
37.8 x 35.5 cm
Sep 7, 2021
Sotheby's
Made in Britain
Lot 165
Jerry Hall, Russia, Vogue (Diptych), 1975
two chromogenic prints
37.9 x 27.0 cm
Mar 16, 2021 • Sotheby's
Jerry Hall, Russia, Vogue (Diptych), 1975
two chromogenic prints
37.9 x 27.0 cm
Mar 16, 2021
Sotheby's
Made in Britain
Lot 14
Imperial Airways, 1950
Gelatin silver print
22.8 x 17.5 cm
Feb 25, 2021 • Bonhams
Imperial Airways, 1950
Gelatin silver print
22.8 x 17.5 cm
Feb 25, 2021
Bonhams
British. Cool.
Lot 12
Lisa Fonssagrives for "Vogue"
Archival pigment print
90.2 x 71.2 cm
Jan 27, 2021 • Bonhams
Lisa Fonssagrives for "Vogue"
Archival pigment print
90.2 x 71.2 cm
Jan 27, 2021
Bonhams
Work From Home
Lot 50
Jerry Hall, Jamaica, 1975
Archival pigment print
109.2 x 111.8 cm
Jan 27, 2021 • Bonhams
Jerry Hall, Jamaica, 1975
Archival pigment print
109.2 x 111.8 cm
Jan 27, 2021
Bonhams
Work From Home
Lot 51
The New Mayfair Edwardians (Peter Coats, William Aykroyd, and Mark Gilbey, Savile Row), 1948
gelatin silver print
49.5 x 39.1 cm
Nov 27, 2020 • Sotheby's
The New Mayfair Edwardians (Peter Coats, William Aykroyd, and Mark Gilbey, Savile Row), 1948
gelatin silver print
49.5 x 39.1 cm
Nov 27, 2020
Sotheby's
Photographs from the Ginny Williams Collection
Lot 29
Jerry Hall, Russia
33.2 x 23.8 cm. (13 1/8 x 9 3/8 in.)
41 x 30.8 cm. (16 1/8 x 12 1/8 in.)
Nov 10, 2020 • Christie's
Jerry Hall, Russia
33.2 x 23.8 cm. (13 1/8 x 9 3/8 in.)
41 x 30.8 cm. (16 1/8 x 12 1/8 in.)
Nov 10, 2020
Christie's
Photographies
Lot 44
'JERRY HALL', RUSSIA, VOGUE (DIPTYCH), 1975, 1975
Diptych, two chromogenic prints
38.2 x 27.3 cm
Oct 7, 2020 • Sotheby's
'JERRY HALL', RUSSIA, VOGUE (DIPTYCH), 1975, 1975
Diptych, two chromogenic prints
38.2 x 27.3 cm
Oct 7, 2020
Sotheby's
Photographs
Lot 11
AUDREY HEPBURN WITH FLOWERS II, 1955
chromogenic print
51.0 x 40.2 cm
Sep 16, 2020 • Sotheby's
AUDREY HEPBURN WITH FLOWERS II, 1955
chromogenic print
51.0 x 40.2 cm
Sep 16, 2020
Sotheby's
Made in Britain
Lot 47
Fashion Study in Doorway, British Vogue
Gelatin silver print.
8 x 6 in. (20.3 x 15.2 cm)
Jun 25, 2020 • Phillips
Fashion Study in Doorway, British Vogue
Gelatin silver print.
8 x 6 in. (20.3 x 15.2 cm)
Jun 25, 2020
Phillips • New York
Tailor-Made: Fashion Photographs from the Collection of Peter Fetterman
Lot 47
Untitled, British Vogue, April, 1954
Gelatin silver print.
11 1/2 x 11 3/8 in. (29.2 x 28.9 cm)
Jun 25, 2020 • Phillips
Untitled, British Vogue, April, 1954
Gelatin silver print.
11 1/2 x 11 3/8 in. (29.2 x 28.9 cm)
Jun 25, 2020
Phillips • New York
Tailor-Made: Fashion Photographs from the Collection of Peter Fetterman
Lot 32
THE ART OF TRAVEL, 1951
Silver print
83.8 x 71.1 cm
May 18, 2020 • Sotheby's
THE ART OF TRAVEL, 1951
Silver print
83.8 x 71.1 cm
May 18, 2020
Sotheby's
Eclectic | London
Lot 113
THE ART OF TRAVEL, 1951, 1913
Silver print
83.8 x 71.1 cm
May 2, 2020 • Sotheby's
THE ART OF TRAVEL, 1951, 1913
Silver print
83.8 x 71.1 cm
May 2, 2020
Sotheby's • London
Eclectic | London
Lot 113
New York, New York, 1950
Gelatin silver print
33 x 33 cm
Apr 28, 2020 • Bonhams
New York, New York, 1950
Gelatin silver print
33 x 33 cm
Apr 28, 2020
Bonhams • Online, New York
Photographs
Lot 32
DAVID HOCKNEY, 1984
Silver print
30.7 x 29.8 cm
Mar 17, 2020 • Sotheby's
DAVID HOCKNEY, 1984
Silver print
30.7 x 29.8 cm
Mar 17, 2020
Sotheby's • London
Made in Britain
Lot 245
DUBLIN, 1962
Silver print
22.7 x 33 cm
Mar 17, 2020 • Sotheby's
DUBLIN, 1962
Silver print
22.7 x 33 cm
Mar 17, 2020
Sotheby's • London
Made in Britain
Lot 167
TERRI MAY, 1986
Five silver prints, flush-mounted onto board
30.3 x 30.9 cm
Mar 17, 2020 • Sotheby's
TERRI MAY, 1986
Five silver prints, flush-mounted onto board
30.3 x 30.9 cm
Mar 17, 2020
Sotheby's • London
Made in Britain
Lot 59
