Frederick Sommer

American(September 7, 1905 – 1999)

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Frederick Sommer (1905–1999) was an American artist and photographer known for his deeply philosophical and surrealist-influenced imagery, working across photography, drawing, music, and writing. His photographic work ranged from stark Arizona desert landscapes and unsettling assemblages of found objects to experimental cameraless images created on cellophane and aluminum foil. Sommer is regarded as a pivotal figure in American photography, bridging the modernist tradition with surrealist and conceptual approaches.

Gelatin Silver Print American Monochrome Black and White Abstract 20th Century Surrealism Surreal Experimental Photography Male Artist Modern

Virgin and Child with St. Anne and the Infant St. John

'Negative #77'

Abstract

'Negative #66'

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