Originally given by the artist to Valentina Litvinoff, circa 1967
Sotheby's, New York, 4 May 1988, lot 55
Christie's, New York, 27 April 2004, lot 232
Arbus, Sussman, Philips, Selkirk and Rosenheim, Diane Arbus: Revelations, p. 72
'Diane Arbus,' Camera, vol. 51, no. 11, November 1972, p. 12
American • 1923 - 1971
Transgressing 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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