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Dora Maar — Profile portrait with glasses and hat
Dora Maar

Profile portrait with glasses and hat

A striking gelatin silver print by Dora Maar capturing a subject in sharp profile, their features defined by the bold graphic elements of glasses and a hat. Maar's mastery of light and shadow, characteristic of her Surrealist-influenced photography, lends the composition a dramatic, almost sculptural quality. The stark contrast of the black-and-white medium emphasizes the interplay between the subject's identity and the accessories that both reveal and obscure it.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.

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October 1, 2014

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Dora Maar, Profile portrait with glasses and hat

A striking gelatin silver print by Dora Maar capturing a subject in sharp profile, their features defined by the bold graphic elements of glasses and a hat. Maar's mastery of light and shadow, characteristic of her Surrealist-influenced photography, lends the composition a dramatic, almost sculptural quality. The stark contrast of the black-and-white medium emphasizes the interplay between the subject's identity and the accessories that both reveal and obscure it.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, 20th-Century Art, Surrealist Photographer, 20th Century, Modernist Style, Surrealist Movement, Avant-Garde, Black and White Photography, French Artist, Gelatin Silver Print, Intimate Mood, Figurative Subject, Profile View, Female Photographer, Avant-Garde Artist, Portrait Photography, Female Artist

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