
Self-Portrait in Reflection of Car Headlight
A striking example of interwar avant-garde photography, this gelatin silver print captures Imre Kinszki's own reflection distorted and curved within the convex surface of a car headlight. The circular form of the headlight acts as a funhouse mirror, compressing and warping the artist's image while simultaneously framing it like a porthole into another dimension. The work exemplifies Kinszki's masterful exploration of everyday objects as vehicles for surreal self-examination and formal experimentation.
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation
October 3, 2017
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