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Dora Maar — Portrait de profil à  la coiffure en hauteur
Dora Maar

Portrait de profil à la coiffure en hauteur

A striking gelatin silver print by the renowned Surrealist photographer and artist Dora Maar, this work captures a profile portrait defined by an elegantly elevated hairstyle that draws the eye upward with sculptural drama. The composition showcases Maar's masterful command of light and shadow, rendering the subject's features with sharp clarity against a luminous background. The photograph reflects Maar's distinctive ability to transform portraiture into an art form that balances formal precision with an undercurrent of poetic mystery.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.

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The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation

October 3, 2017

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Dora Maar, Portrait de profil à la coiffure en hauteur

A striking gelatin silver print by the renowned Surrealist photographer and artist Dora Maar, this work captures a profile portrait defined by an elegantly elevated hairstyle that draws the eye upward with sculptural drama. The composition showcases Maar's masterful command of light and shadow, rendering the subject's features with sharp clarity against a luminous background. The photograph reflects Maar's distinctive ability to transform portraiture into an art form that balances formal precision with an undercurrent of poetic mystery.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, 20th-Century Art, Surrealist Photographer, Avant-Garde Style, 20th Century, Modernist, Profile Portrait, Surrealist Movement, Avant-Garde, French Artist, Gelatin Silver Print, Intimate Mood, Silver Gelatin Print, Profile View, Female Photographer, Modernist Master, Portrait Photography, Female Artist, Black and White, Modernist Era

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