Accession Number1990/2.32
TitleLondon
Artist(s)Bill BrandtArtist NationalityBritish (modern)Object Creation Date1952Medium & Supportgelatin silver print on paperDimensions 20 1/16 in x 16 in (50.96 cm x 40.64 cm);22 1/8 in x 18 1/8 in (56.2 cm x 46.04 cm)
Credit LineMuseum PurchaseSubject matterThis image is part of a body of work in which Brandt explored nudes. Brandt is perhaps most known for these series', published in
Perspective of Nudes (1961) and
Bill Brandt: Nudes 1945-1980 (1980). In these publications, he collected and carefully arranged images from previous decades in which he photographed abstracted nudes from unexpected angles, elongating and distorting parts of the female form. Brandt did his own cropping, printing, and retouching, further altering and dramatizing the unique perspectives. For these series, he used both a conventional camera and a wide-angle fixed-focus Kodak.
Physical DescriptionA high contrast portrait of a woman. Shadows fall over half of her face creating a dramatic and graphic chiaroscuro. Her arm extends from the bottom left corner, comprising the majority of the compostion.
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Keywords
abstraction
modern and contemporary art
nudes
nudes (representations)
portraits
seated
shadows
women (female humans)