Sitting Tall
1991
A signature William Wegman large-format Polaroid depicting a Weimaraner seamlessly composited with a seated human figure, dressed in an oversized cream linen jacket and dress, wearing a voluminous auburn wig and black open-toe heels. The warm neutral studio backdrop and characteristic Polaroid border treatment are hallmarks of Wegman's celebrated dog photography series. This is a unique work — not an edition — signed by the artist on the recto, making it especially rare among Wegman's body of work. Provenance traces directly to the William Wegman Studio and includes a gallery-issued Certificate of Authenticity.
- Medium
- Unique Color Polaroid
- Dimensions
- Signed
- Yes
Notes
Unique work (not an edition). Certificate of Authenticity included, issued by gallery. Signed by the artist on recto. Visible signature in lower right corner of photograph.
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Elliott Erwitt
American · b. 1928
Erwitt was celebrated for humorous and whimsical fine art photography featuring dogs as central subjects, often capturing animals in absurdly human situations with warmth and wit that closely mirrors Wegman's comedic anthropomorphic sensibility.
Sandy Skoglund
American · b. 1946
Skoglund creates elaborately staged color photographs that blend animals and human figures in surreal, theatrical compositions, sharing Wegman's love of constructed studio scenarios that are simultaneously humorous and visually striking.
Cindy Sherman
American · b. 1954
Sherman's studio based color photography explores costume, wigs, and theatrical character construction against controlled backdrops, directly paralleling Wegman's technique of dressing subjects in oversized clothing and elaborate accessories to create humorous and uncanny human personas.
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