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Climbing
1937
This vintage gelatin silver print presents a shirtless male figure in contrapposto stance, one arm raised to grasp a rope or cord extending upward toward a geometric sculptural form suspended against a blank background. The composition employs stark minimalism and high contrast characteristic of modernist photography, with the figure's musculature and the taut line creating dynamic diagonal tension across the vertical format. The work exemplifies the intersection of modernist sculptural form and the human body as subject, reflecting early twentieth century avant garde experimentation with abstraction, physicality, and photographic space.
- Medium
- vintage gelatin silver print
- Overall
- Provenance
- The Ashby/Connolly Collection.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Rago Auctions
Notes
A Ménage with George Platt Lynes, Rago Auctions, 2026-05-01. Lot 139.
🔨 Auction Lot
A Ménage with George Platt Lynes
May 1, 2026
Estimate: $1,200 – $1,800
Sold: $3,072
Lot 139
For Sale
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