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Francesca Woodman
Untitled, Rome
- Estimate
- £5,000 - 7,000
£6,250
Lot Details
Gelatin silver print, printed 2006.
1977-1978
14.8 x 15.2 cm (5 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Signed by George and Betty Woodman, numbered 23/40 in pencil, PE/FW credit stamp and Igor Bakht printer's stamp with date in pencil on the verso.
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Francesca Woodman
American | B. 1958 D. 1981During her brief 22 years, Francesca Woodman created an extraordinary body of work, exploring gender, selfhood and the body in relation to its surroundings. Woodman often experimented with a slow shutter speed, which slightly blurred and distorted her body as it moved throughout the exposure, creating a haunting, almost ghost-like effect. Her ethereal presence draws our attention to traditional depictions of the body, forms of portraiture and self-portraiture, illuminating the desire for self-preservation against the passing of time.
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