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Frederick Sommer — Ondine
Frederick Sommer

Ondine

A hauntingly ethereal composition by Frederick Sommer, *Ondine* presents a dreamlike arrangement that blurs the boundary between reality and imagination, characteristic of Sommer's deeply surrealist sensibility. The gelatin silver print, likely produced in the 1960s, reveals Sommer's meticulous attention to tonal richness and texture, drawing the viewer into a mysterious, otherworldly space. The title's reference to the water nymph of European mythology suggests a poetic meditation on the ephemeral and the unconscious.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, probably printed in the 1960s.

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October 4, 2018

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Frederick Sommer, Ondine

A hauntingly ethereal composition by Frederick Sommer, *Ondine* presents a dreamlike arrangement that blurs the boundary between reality and imagination, characteristic of Sommer's deeply surrealist sensibility. The gelatin silver print, likely produced in the 1960s, reveals Sommer's meticulous attention to tonal richness and texture, drawing the viewer into a mysterious, otherworldly space. The title's reference to the water nymph of European mythology suggests a poetic meditation on the ephemeral and the unconscious.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, probably printed in the 1960s.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, 20th Century, Dreamlike Mood, Modernist Photography, Male Artist, Gelatin Silver Print, American Photographer, Established Artist, Experimental Photography, Figurative, Black and White

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