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Dora Kallmus: Portrait Photography of the Austrian Female Fashion Photographer from the 1900s

Dora Kallmus was a leading fashion and portrait photographer from Austria. She was interested in photography from her early age, and in 1905 she became the first woman accepted by the Association of Austrian photographers. While completing an apprenticeship with Berlin-based portraitist Nicola Perscheid, she met her future assistant and long-time collaborator Arthur Benda. In 1907, she established her studio with Arthur Benda in Vienna called the Atelier d’Ora or Madame D’Ora-Benda.

Dora photographed some of the famous personalities, including Josephine Baker, Colette, Gustav Klimt, Tamara de Lempicka, and Pablo Picasso. Alongside these commissions, she also photographed members of the Habsburg family and Viennese aristocracy, the Rothschild family, and other prominent cultural figures and politicians.

When the German forces seized control of Paris in World War II, she was forced to close her studio and flee. She spent the war years in a semi-underground existence living in Ardèche in the southeast of France.

Take a look at these stunning portraits captured by Dora Kallmus from the early 20th century.

#1 Gustav Klimt, 1907

Gustav Klimt, 1907

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#2 Alban Berg, 1909

Alban Berg, 1909

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#3 Emilie Flöge, 1909

Emilie Flöge, 1909

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#4 Helene Jamrich with a hat from Zwieback, designed by Rudolf Krieser, 1909

Helene Jamrich with a hat from Zwieback, designed by Rudolf Krieser, 1909

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#5 Anna Pavlova, circa 1910s

Anna Pavlova, circa 1910s

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#6 Mileva Roller, 1910

Mileva Roller, 1910

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#7 Anna Pavlova, 1913

Anna Pavlova, 1913

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#8 In the Zwieback Fashion House, 1913

In the Zwieback Fashion House, 1913

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#9 Countess von Haugwitz-Széchényi, Countess Khevenhüller-Fürstenberg and Countess Marie Choloniewska serving in the Red Cross during the First World War, 1914

Countess von Haugwitz-Széchényi, Countess Khevenhüller-Fürstenberg and Countess Marie Choloniewska serving in the Red Cross during the First World War, 1914

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#10 Archduke Karl and Archduchess Zita with their children Otto and Adelheid, 1915

Archduke Karl and Archduchess Zita with their children Otto and Adelheid, 1915

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#11 Arthur Schnitzler, 1915

Arthur Schnitzler, 1915

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#12 Alma Mahler, 1916

Alma Mahler, 1916

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#13 Bella Paalen, 1916

Bella Paalen, 1916

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#14 Anita Berber, 1920

Anita Berber, 1920

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#15 Anita Berber, 1920

Anita Berber, 1920

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#16 Jeanne Renouard, 1920s

Jeanne Renouard, 1920s

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#17 Lili Damita, 1920s

Lili Damita, 1920s

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#18 Lilly Flohr, 1920s

Lilly Flohr, 1920s

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#19 Madeleine Renaud, 1920s

Madeleine Renaud, 1920s

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#20 Magda Sonja, 1920s

Magda Sonja, 1920s

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#21 Maria Corda, 1920s

Maria Corda, 1920s

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#22 Rita Georg, 1920s

Rita Georg, 1920s

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#23 Sisters G, 1920s

Sisters G, 1920s

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#24 Vera Voronina, 1920s

Vera Voronina, 1920s

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#25 Coco Chanel, 1923

Coco Chanel, 1923

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#26 Lucy Doraine, 1925

Lucy Doraine, 1925

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#27 Barbette, 1926

Barbette, 1926

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#28 Marlene Dietrich, 1927

Marlene Dietrich, 1927

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#29 Maurice Chevalier, 1927

Maurice Chevalier, 1927

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#30 Eric Barclay, circa 1928

Eric Barclay, circa 1928

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#31 Miss Florence, 1928

Miss Florence, 1928

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#32 Charlotte Ander, 1929

Charlotte Ander, 1929

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#33 Self-portrait of the photographer d’Ora, 1929

Self-portrait of the photographer d’Ora, 1929

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#34 Harald Paulsen, 1930

Harald Paulsen, 1930

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#35 Imperio Argentina, 1930s

Imperio Argentina, 1930s

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#36 Leila Bederkhan, 1930

Leila Bederkhan, 1930

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#37 Oskar Kokoschka in Paris, circa 1930

Oskar Kokoschka in Paris, circa 1930

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#38 Tania Mirova, 1932

Tania Mirova, 1932

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#39 Tamara de Lempicka with a hat of Rose Descat, 1933

Tamara de Lempicka with a hat of Rose Descat, 1933

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#40 Madame Agnès with a hat made of velvet with transparent brim, 1936

Madame Agnès with a hat made of velvet with transparent brim, 1936

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