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Terry O'Neill
British • 1938-2019
Biography
Terry O'Neill (1938-2019) was a British photographer who documented the great legends of pop culture throughout a career spanning over fifty years. His list of subjects includes The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, the British Royal family, Nelson Mandela, Winston Churchill, Jean Shrimpton, Catherine Deneuve, Brigitte Bardot and Orson Welles, among others.
In the 1960s, O’Neill used a 35mm film camera, a novelty for the time which offered a distinctly candid and more casual approach to photography. With the 35mm, O'Neill was able to create photographs discreetly, candidly and spontaneously, with less distance between him and his subjects. In 1963, his first ever photograph was published, a now classic image of The Beatles while they were recording their debut studio album, Please, Please Me, shot in the yard in the back of Abbey Studios. The iconic photographs O'Neill took of legends such as The Rolling Stones, David Bowie and Elton John helped establish a visual language for their larger-than-life personas early in the artists' careers. According to O'Neill, "No one had ever photographed a pop group before so I could get away with anything. I just did what I thought a pop group should look like."
On photographing his famous sitters, O’Neill affirmed "You must like the people, that’s the key to any job."
"No one had ever photographed a pop group before so I could get away with anything. I just did what I thought a pop group should look like."
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Terry O'Neill
Brigitte Bardot, Spain
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £15,240
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Terry O'Neill
Brigitte Bardot, Spain
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $17,780
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Terry O'Neill
Faye Dunaway, Hollywood
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $25,400
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Terry O'Neill
Raquel Welch on the Cross, Los Angeles
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £6,985
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Terry O'Neill
David Bowie and Liz Taylor
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £2,032
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Terry O'Neill
Brigitte Bardot
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £8,255
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Terry O'Neill
Raquel Welch
Estimate £1,000 - 2,000
Sold for £4,826
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15No Reserve
Terry O'Neill
Marianne Faithfull
Estimate £1,000 - 2,000
Sold for £953
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16No Reserve
Terry O'Neill
Diamonds are Forever, Las Vegas
Estimate £1,500 - 2,500
Sold for £2,540
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18No Reserve
Terry O'Neill
Michael Caine and Bob Hoskins for 'Mona Lisa'
Estimate £1,500 - 2,500
Sold for £1,016
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43No Reserve
Terry O'Neill
Britt Ekland and Peter Sellers
Estimate £1,500 - 2,500
Sold for £5,715
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44No Reserve
Terry O'Neill
Rod Stewart with his Horse and Foal, Windsor
Estimate £1,000 - 2,000
Sold for £1,651
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45No Reserve
Terry O'Neill
Paul Newman and Lee Marvin
Estimate £1,000 - 2,000
Sold for £2,159
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46No Reserve
Terry O'Neill
Peter Sellers, the Pink Panther
Estimate £1,000 - 2,000
Sold for £2,794
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8No Reserve
Terry O'Neill
Elton John Performing a Handstand
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £3,048
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Terry O'Neill
The Rolling Stones
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £8,255
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Terry O'Neill
Faye Dunaway, Hollywood
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £40,640
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Terry O'Neill
Brigitte Bardot, Spain
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £48,260
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Terry O'Neill
Raquel Welch on the Cross
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £13,970
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Terry O'Neill
Elton John Performing at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £15,240
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Terry O'Neill
Elton John Performing at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £12,700
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Terry O'Neill
Faye Dunaway, Hollywood
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £20,160
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52No Reserve
Terry O'Neill
Frank Sinatra on the Boardwalk, Miami
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £7,560
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Terry O'Neill
Brigitte Bardot on the set of 'Shalako', Deauville
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,670
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