PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANITA THACHER
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Francesca Woodman
Profiles of Possible Modern Caryatids (study for Blueprint for a Temple)
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- £15,000 - 25,000‡
Lot Details
Diazotype.
1980
Sheet: 26.5 x 92.5 cm (10 3/8 x 36 3/8 in.)
Titled twice in the negative.
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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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