FRANCESCA WOODMAN: WORKS FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANITA THACHER
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Francesca Woodman
Untitled (self-portrait in curtain)
- Estimate
- $15,000 - 25,000
$17,780
Lot Details
Gelatin silver print.
1980
3 7/8 x 4 3/4 in. (9.8 x 12.1 cm)
Signed and extensively inscribed to Anita Thacher in ink on the verso.
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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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