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A Single Man

Tom Ford’s critically acclaimed adaptation of the Christopher Isherwood novel A Single Man made painter Don Bachardy a sensation—but modeling for him is still a tough job.

Published Jun. 22 2010 5:03PM EDT

galleries/2010/06/22/a-single-man/a-single-man---don-photo_x7vxnp — Courtesy of Mark Hanauer

galleries/2010/06/22/a-single-man/a-single-man---don-photo_hy56ab — December 17, 2009
Courtesy of Mark Hanauer

galleries/2010/06/22/a-single-man/a-single-man---bette-davis_hqjhyc — December 4, 1973, pencil and ink wash on paper, 29” X 23”
Courtesy of Don Bachardy

galleries/2010/06/22/a-single-man/a-single-man---fred-astaire_mot9z7 — August 12, 1967, pencil and ink wash on paper, 29” X 23”
Courtesy of Don Bachardy

galleries/2010/06/22/a-single-man/a-single-man_ibfvkm — March 22, 2010, 30” X 22”, acrylic on paper.
Courtesy of Don Bachardy

galleries/2010/06/22/a-single-man/a-single-man---james-baldwin_eoo1rk — January 23, 1964, pencil and ink wash on paper, 29” X 23”
Courtesy of Don Bachardy

galleries/2010/06/22/a-single-man/a-single-man---joan-didion_v38xfa — February 15, 1972, ink and pencil on paper, 29” X 23”
Courtesy of Don Bachardy

galleries/2010/06/22/a-single-man/a-single-man----1_tzkyly — May 27, 1983, acrylic on paper, 29” X 23"
Courtesy of Don Bachardy

galleries/2010/06/22/a-single-man/a-single-man---mont-clift_mpwn0b — November 26, 1964, pencil and ink on paper, 29” X 23”
Courtesy of Don Bachardy

galleries/2010/06/22/a-single-man/a-single-man---natasha-richardson_l9rylr — October 16, 1984, acrylic on board, 32” X 24”
Courtesy of Don Bachardy

galleries/2010/06/22/a-single-man/a-single-man---olivia-de-havilland_hk8nrh — March 3, 1977, pencil and ink wash on paper, 29” X 23”
Courtesy of Don Bachardy

galleries/2010/06/22/a-single-man/a-single-man---warren-beatty_t1b32g — August 19, 1965, pencil and ink wash on paper, 29” X 23”
Courtesy of Don Bachardy

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