
The Anatomy of a Chicken
A haunting and meticulous arrangement of dissected chicken parts is presented with clinical precision against a stark background, transforming organic matter into a study of form and structure. Frederick Sommer's gelatin silver print elevates the mundane remnants of a bird into a surrealist meditation on mortality, fragmentation, and the hidden architecture of living things. The work reflects Sommer's broader fascination with found objects and the strange beauty discovered in decay and dissolution.
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print, printed later.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Photographs
May 19, 2016
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