Glassman, Mexico; Self-Portrait, Reminiscent of ‘Portrait as a Vanité, New Mexico
Joel-Peter Witkin's 'Glassman, Mexico; Self-Portrait, Reminiscent of 'Portrait as a Vanité,' New Mexico' consists of two toned gelatin silver prints that explore themes of identity and mortality. Witkin's distinctive photographic style combines surrealist sensibilities with technical mastery of the darkroom.
- Medium
- Two toned gelatin silver prints.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
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Photographs
October 7, 2021
Artists in conversation
Diane Arbus
American · b. 1923
Arbus worked in gelatin silver photography to explore marginalized identities and the uncanny aspects of human existence, sharing Witkin's dark monochromatic aesthetic and his fascination with mortality and the boundaries of selfhood.
Hans Bellmer
German · b. 1902
Bellmer's surrealist photography and darkroom manipulations share Witkin's symbolic language around the fragmented body, vanity, and mortality, creating deeply conceptual works that blur the boundary between beauty and the macabre.
Francesca Woodman
American · b. 1958
Woodman's self portrait photography in gelatin silver print parallels Witkin's introspective and surrealist sensibility, using the body as a symbolic vessel to explore themes of identity, impermanence, and psychological depth.
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