
Toddler being held in garden, N.J.
A young toddler is cradled in the arms of an unseen adult figure, captured in the lush, overgrown setting of a New Jersey garden. Arbus employs her signature unflinching directness, rendering the child's expression with an unsettling ambiguity that blurs the line between innocence and unease. The rich tonal depth of the gelatin silver print heightens the tension between the softness of the natural surroundings and the rawness of human vulnerability.
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Photographs Evening & Day
October 5, 2016
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