Property from a Private Collection, Switzerland
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Francesca Woodman
MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, New Hampshire
- Estimate
- £4,000 - 6,000‡
Lot Details
Gelatin silver print, printed later by Igor Bakht.
1980
12.5 x 12.5 cm (4 7/8 x 4 7/8 in.)
Signed and inscribed 'For Igor' by George and Betty Woodman, PE/FW credit and 'Printed by Igor Bakht' stamps on the verso. One from an edition of 40.
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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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