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Artist Unknown — Climbing
Artist Unknown — Climbing
Artist Unknown

Climbing

1937

This vintage gelatin silver print presents a shirtless male figure in contrapposto stance, one arm raised to grasp a rope or cord extending upward toward a geometric sculptural form suspended against a blank background. The composition employs stark minimalism and high contrast characteristic of modernist photography, with the figure's musculature and the taut line creating dynamic diagonal tension across the vertical format. The work exemplifies the intersection of modernist sculptural form and the human body as subject, reflecting early twentieth century avant garde experimentation with abstraction, physicality, and photographic space.

Medium
vintage gelatin silver print
Overall

Notes

A Ménage with George Platt Lynes, Rago Auctions, 2026-05-01. Lot 139.

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A Ménage with George Platt Lynes

May 1, 2026

Estimate: $1,200$1,800

Sold: $3,072

Lot 139

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Artist Unknown, Climbing, 1937

This vintage gelatin silver print presents a shirtless male figure in contrapposto stance, one arm raised to grasp a rope or cord extending upward toward a geometric sculptural form suspended against a blank background. The composition employs stark minimalism and high contrast characteristic of modernist photography, with the figure's musculature and the taut line creating dynamic diagonal tension across the vertical format. The work exemplifies the intersection of modernist sculptural form and the human body as subject, reflecting early twentieth century avant garde experimentation with abstraction, physicality, and photographic space.

Medium
vintage gelatin silver print
Dimensions
overall: 16.5 x 11.4 cm
Year
1937
Seen at
Rago Auctions, Lambertville, United States

Related themes

Avant Garde, Figure Study, Modernist Photography, Studio Photography, Conceptual Art, Architectural Elements, High Contrast, Gelatin Silver Print, Body as Subject, Sculptural Form, Kinetic Energy, Geometric Abstraction, Male Nude, Photographic Art, Vertical Format, Early Modern, Abstract Sculpture, Human Form, Minimalist Composition, Black and White

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Jonathan Murray, Art Institute of Chicago