Accession Number2011/2.158
TitleFour Nudes in the City
Artist(s)Lucien ClergueArtist NationalityFrench (culture or style)Object Creation Date1983; printed 2006Medium & Supportgelatin silver print on paperDimensions 9 3/8 in x 13 7/8 in (23.81 cm x 35.24 cm);12 in x 16 in (30.48 cm x 40.64 cm)
Credit LineGift of Selma and Gerald LotenbergSubject matterClergue began working with nude figures in 1956. He began periodically photographing in the United States after 1961, producing many nudes in New York, including his
Zebra Nudes series. His nude figures remain anonymous as he explores themes of life, sexuality, and the universality of the human form. In this photograph, four nudes lie prone, their curvilinear forms repeating into the background.
Physical DescriptionThis image shows four nude figures lying prone, their forms repeating in a diagonal across the frame.
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Keywords
daylighting
nudes (representations)
repetition (artistic concept)
shadows