Moon and Wall Encrustations
Minor White's gelatin silver print Moon and Wall Encrustations combines celestial and architectural elements in a poetic composition. The work demonstrates White's philosophical approach to photography and his interest in textures and abstraction.
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
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Photographs
October 11, 2023
Artists in conversation
Aaron Siskind
American · b. 1903
Siskind shared White's fascination with close up textural surfaces and architectural details transformed into abstract compositions, finding philosophical depth in weathered walls and peeling paint through gelatin silver printing.
Paul Strand
American · b. 1890
Strand pursued a poetic and contemplative approach to fine art photography using gelatin silver prints, blending abstract formal qualities with deeply felt subject matter including architectural surfaces and natural elements.
Harry Callahan
American · b. 1912
Callahan worked in the same tradition of expressive minimalist photography, using gelatin silver prints to explore celestial subjects like bare tree branches against light skies and abstract textures with a meditative philosophical sensibility.
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