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Barkley L. Hendricks — Gratz 2 Yale, New Haven, CT
Barkley L. Hendricks

Gratz 2 Yale, New Haven, CT

1971

This gelatin silver print presents an overhead view of a reclining nude figure against a dark background, rendered in stark black and white contrast. The photograph emphasizes the sculptural quality of the human form through dramatic lighting and composition, capturing volumetric curves and spatial relationships. Created in 1971, the work exemplifies conceptual and body focused artistic practices of the era. The print's documentary quality and anthropological approach invite viewers to reconsider conventional modes of representation and the body as subject matter.

Medium
gelatin silver print
Overall

Notes

Contemporary Day Auction, Sotheby's, sale on 2026-05-15.

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Contemporary Day Auction

May 15, 2026

Estimate: $80,000$120,000

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Barkley L. Hendricks, Gratz 2 Yale, New Haven, CT, 1971

This gelatin silver print presents an overhead view of a reclining nude figure against a dark background, rendered in stark black and white contrast. The photograph emphasizes the sculptural quality of the human form through dramatic lighting and composition, capturing volumetric curves and spatial relationships. Created in 1971, the work exemplifies conceptual and body focused artistic practices of the era. The print's documentary quality and anthropological approach invite viewers to reconsider conventional modes of representation and the body as subject matter.

Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
overall: 11.4 x 17.2 cm
Year
1971
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Institutional Critique, 1971, Overhead View, Nude Photography, Minimalist Aesthetic, Modernist Photography, New Haven, Conceptual Art, Gelatin Silver Print, Contemporary Photography, Sculptural Form, Black And White, Body Study, Abstract Form, Human Form, Portrait Photography, Experimental Photography, Figure Composition

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