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Diane Arbus
Headless Man, N.Y.C
- Estimate
- £3,000 - 5,000
£8,890
Lot Details
gelatin silver print
signed, titled, numbered and dated '3/75 HEADLESS MAN NYC 1962 Diane Arbus' and stamped with the estate stamp on the reverse
image 23.7 x 16.2 cm (9 3/8 x 6 3/8 in.)
sheet 35.5 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.)
sheet 35.5 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.)
Executed in 1962 and printed in 1980, this work is number 3 from an edition of 75.
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Diane Arbus
American | B. 1923 D. 1971Transgressing traditional boundaries, Diane Arbus is known for her highly desirable, groundbreaking portraiture taken primarily in the American Northeast during the late 1950s and 1960s. Famous for establishing strong personal relationships with her subjects, Arbus' evocative images capture them in varied levels of intimacy. Whether in their living rooms or on the street, their surreal beauty transcends the common distance found in documentary photography.Taken as a whole, Arbus' oeuvre presents the great diversity of American society — nudists, twins, babies, beauty queens and giants — while each distinct image brings the viewer into contact with an exceptional individual brought to light through Arbus' undeniable genius.
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