The 21 Most Stylish Art World Couples of All Time: From Frida and Diego to Basquiat and Suzanne Mallouk Inline
Photographed by Jonathan Becker, Vogue, February 20031/21Who: John Currin and Rachel Feinstein
Known for: His paintings combine kitsch with an Old Master–like technique; her sculptures have the aspect of fairy tales.
The Look: Currin has rugged good looks; Feinstein is a latter-day Pre-Raphaelite with a closet full of Marc Jacobs.
Photographed by Cecil Beaton, Vogue2/21Who: Alfred Stieglitz and Georgia O’Keeffe
Known for: He was an “art-world titan [and] pioneer photographer” who documented the birth of the new century with his camera and fostered new talent in his gallery. She was famous for her large flower paintings. In 1945 Vogue described her as “the foremost woman painter of this country.”
The Look: Restrained American elegance
Photo: ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images3/21Who: Salvador and Gala Dalí
Known for: He created such marvels as dripping clocks and lobster phones. Also inspired was his alliance with Gala, an intellectual Russian and muse to Surrealist and Dada artists who was once married to the French poet Paul Éluard.
The Look: Señor tolerated amorphism in his painting but not in tailoring, sporting a waxed mustache and, frequently, a cane. He once photographed his striking, dark-haired, iron-willed wife and muse in Elsa Schiaparelli’s infamous shoe hat
Photo: Jason Bell, Vanity Fair, April 20064/21Who: Elliott Puckette and Hugo Guinness
Known for: One of Brooklyn’s most feted art couples, both are obsessed with line: Hers is airy and calligraphic; his bolder strokes are more rustic.
The Look: Puckette, a golden-haired southern belle, likes a feminine look, while Guinness cultivates a tweedy British air.
Photographed by John Bryson, Vogue, August 15, 19595/21Who: Designers Charles and Ray Eames
Known for: Though the name Eames might immediately conjure images of chairs, this designing duo with the Midas touch succeeded in giving a mid-century American spin to toys, fabric design, architecture. . . .
Style: Collegiate prim with panache
