The Art of The Lens — Special Edition Brigitte Bardot
Remembering Brigitte Bardot
With the passing of Brigitte Bardot on December 28, 2025, the world has been reminded of the singular power of her image. More than a cinematic legend, Bardot embodied a radical new vision of femininity: independent, unapologetic, and entirely her own.
Terry O'Neill's Most Unique Portrait of the French Icon
When an icon like Brigitte Bardot passes away attention naturally returns to the photographs that defined her legacy. Images once seen as symbols of an era now take on a deeper historical resonance. Among them, the portraits captured by Terry O’Neill stand apart as defining works, both culturally and photographically, and today remain among the most sought after images available to collectors.
ABOUT TERRY O'NEILL
"One of the 20th century's great image makers" - BBC
The Terry O’Neill estate has recently increased prices across many of his major works, reflecting growing institutional and collector demand. Notably, select editions of the Bardot images remain among the last available opportunities to acquire these works at current price levels.
O’Neill’s portraits of Brigitte Bardot exemplify the instinctive, intimate, and unmistakably modern quality of his work, capturing not just the allure of a star, but the shifting cultural attitudes of an era.
Today, his legacy occupies a definitive place within the canon of photography. As such, his images sit at the intersection of iconic subject, master photographer, and finite availability, making their acquisition not merely an aesthetic decision, but an investment in visual history—one that will continue to gain resonance over time.
Terry is I believe a 'historian' whose camera captured the resurgence and energy of [the 60s]. I can think of no other photographer who has contributed so much to our heritage. — Michael Cain
These photos will remain throughout history. — Masayoshi Sukita
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