
Drying Morels
Sally Mann's 'Drying Morels' is a gelatin silver print that captures a still life study of mushrooms. The photograph showcases Mann's masterful use of light and texture in black and white photographic medium.
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
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Photographs
October 12, 2022
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Edward Weston
American · b. 1886

Weston's gelatin silver still life photographs of organic subjects like vegetables and shells share the same precise attention to texture and tonal depth seen in Mann's mushroom study, elevating natural forms into contemplative compositions.

Imogen Cunningham
American · b. 1883

Cunningham's black and white botanical and nature photography demonstrates the same reverence for organic forms and masterful use of light and shadow to reveal surface texture that defines Mann's still life approach.

Karl Blossfeldt
German · b. 1865

Blossfeldt's meticulously detailed monochrome photographs of natural specimens share the same dedication to capturing the intricate textures and sculptural qualities of organic subjects that Mann brings to her mushroom still life.
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