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Francesca Woodman
Il guanto
- Estimate
- £12,000 - 18,000
£14,375
Lot Details
Gelatin silver print.
1977-1978
Image: 8.1 x 8.1 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Sheet: 17.6 x 23.8 cm (6 7/8 x 9 3/8 in.)
Sheet: 17.6 x 23.8 cm (6 7/8 x 9 3/8 in.)
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Inspired by Max Klinger’s Ein Handschuh (A Glove), 1881, Francesca Woodman used the glove motif in various works
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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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