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Francesca Woodman
Rome
- Estimate
- $5,000 - 7,000
$8,125
Lot Details
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
1977-1978
4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (11.4 x 11.4 cm)
Signed by George and Betty Woodman in pencil, numbered 3/40 in an unidentified hand in pencil and 'PE/FW' credit stamp on the verso.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Exhibited
Literature
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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