Francesca Woodman - Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation New York Thursday, April 4, 2024 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Marian Goodman Gallery, New York

  • Literature

    San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Francesca Woodman, p. 10
    Townsend, Francesca Woodman, p. 109

  • Artist Biography

    Francesca Woodman

    American • 1958 - 1981

    During 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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From Space 2, Providence, Rhode Island

1975-1978
Gelatin silver print, printed 1997.
4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (12.1 x 12.1 cm)
Signed, numbered 3/40, annotated 'p. 17' by George and Betty Woodman, the artist's parents, in pencil and the PE/FW credit stamp on the verso.

Estimate
$7,000 - 9,000 

Sold for $63,500

Contact Specialist

Caroline Deck
Senior Specialist, Photographs
cdeck@phillips.com

Vanessa Hallett
Worldwide Head of Photographs and Chairwoman, Americas
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Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation

New York Auction 4 April 2024