NORMAN SEEFF (B. 1939) Steve Jobs, 1984

Lot 839
18 00020 000
printer’s label on the reverse Limited edition of 10 copies. printed in 2025 110 x 165 cm Exhibited: 50 Years x 50 Icons. Norman Seeff. 50th Anniversary Exhibition, Kamil Gallery, Monaco, 2025 ‘We were just sitting, talking about creativity and everyday stuff in his living room. I was beginning to build a level of intimacy with him, and then he rushed off, and came back in and plopped down in that pose. He spontaneously sat down with a Macintosh in his lap. I got the shot the first time. We did do a few more shots later on, and he even did a few yoga poses—he lifted his leg and put it over his shoulder—and I just thought we were two guys hanging out, chatting away, and enjoying the relationship. It wasn’t like there was a conceptualization here—this was completely off the cuff, spontaneity that we never thought would become a magazine image. (...) Steve had a sense of humor and was very curious and appreciative of creativity in other people. I found him completely open and himself.’