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Charlie White — Naked Boy Sitting Down, Looking Towards Camera (from Self Portrait)
Charlie White

Naked Boy Sitting Down, Looking Towards Camera (from Self Portrait)

A solitary young boy sits in a vulnerable pose, his gaze directed toward the camera in a moment of quiet confrontation between subject and viewer. Charlie White's work explores themes of identity, adolescence, and the construction of self, using the directness of the photographic lens to examine the psychological complexity of youth. The image's intimacy and raw simplicity invite reflection on the nature of self-portraiture and the layers of meaning embedded in the act of looking.

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Photography

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Contemporary Photographs

September 27, 2019

Estimate: $5,000$7,000

Lot 28

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Charlie White, Naked Boy Sitting Down, Looking Towards Camera (from Self Portrait)

A solitary young boy sits in a vulnerable pose, his gaze directed toward the camera in a moment of quiet confrontation between subject and viewer. Charlie White's work explores themes of identity, adolescence, and the construction of self, using the directness of the photographic lens to examine the psychological complexity of youth. The image's intimacy and raw simplicity invite reflection on the nature of self-portraiture and the layers of meaning embedded in the act of looking.

Medium
Photography
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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Identity, Childhood, Vulnerability, Contemporary Art, American Art, Self-Portrait, Portrait Photography, Figurative