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Francesca Woodman
Providence, Rhode Island
- Estimate
- $5,000 - 7,000
$8,125
Lot Details
Gelatin silver print, printed 1999.
1975-1978
5 5/8 x 5 5/8 in. (14.3 x 14.3 cm)
Signed by the photographer's parents, George and Betty Woodman, in pencil, numbered 1/40 in an unidentified hand in pencil, 'PE/FW' and printer's stamps 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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