A Discerning Vision: Property from an Important Private Collection
139Ο
Francesca Woodman
Untitled, Providence, Rhode Island
- Estimate
- $7,000 - 9,000
$15,000
Lot Details
Gelatin silver print, printed later by Igor Bakht.
1976
5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (14 x 14 cm)
Signed by George and Betty Woodman, numbered 5/40 in pencil and PE/FW credit stamp on verso; printer's label affixed to 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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