
Portrait of Ellen Frank
A striking black-and-white photographic portrait rendered with the sharp precision and modernist sensibility characteristic of László Moholy-Nagy's Bauhaus-influenced aesthetic. The gelatin silver print employs dramatic contrasts of light and shadow to sculpt the subject's features, transforming a personal likeness into a study of form and tonal relationships. The image reflects Moholy-Nagy's belief in photography as a new visual language capable of revealing the world in ways beyond conventional human perception.
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation
October 3, 2017
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