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George Platt Lynes — Katherine Anne Porter, Hollywood (three works)
George Platt Lynes — Katherine Anne Porter, Hollywood (three works)
George Platt Lynes

Katherine Anne Porter, Hollywood (three works)

1947

This triptych of gelatin silver prints documents a figure in a modernist architectural setting, circa 1947. The composition presents three sequential moments within and around a stark building with geometric balconies and ivy covered walls, creating a dialogue between human presence and constructed space. The photographer employs dramatic contrasts of light and shadow, with deep blacks defining doorways and openings that frame the solitary figure at different scales and positions. The interplay of organic growth, architectural geometry, and human inhabitation reveals the artist's interest in portraiture as a complex negotiation of interior and exterior, visibility and obscurity. This work exemplifies mid twentieth century modernist photography's engagement with form, spatial relationships, and the psychological dimensions of human subjects within built environments.

Medium
gelatin silver print
Overall

Notes

A Ménage with George Platt Lynes, Rago Auctions, 2026-05-01. Lot 201.

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A Ménage with George Platt Lynes

May 1, 2026

Estimate: $1,200$1,800

Sold: $1,088

Lot 201

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George Platt Lynes, Katherine Anne Porter, Hollywood (three works), 1947

This triptych of gelatin silver prints documents a figure in a modernist architectural setting, circa 1947. The composition presents three sequential moments within and around a stark building with geometric balconies and ivy covered walls, creating a dialogue between human presence and constructed space. The photographer employs dramatic contrasts of light and shadow, with deep blacks defining doorways and openings that frame the solitary figure at different scales and positions. The interplay of organic growth, architectural geometry, and human inhabitation reveals the artist's interest in portraiture as a complex negotiation of interior and exterior, visibility and obscurity. This work exemplifies mid twentieth century modernist photography's engagement with form, spatial relationships, and the psychological dimensions of human subjects within built environments.

Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
overall: 23.8 x 19.1 cm
Year
1947
Seen at
Rago Auctions, Lambertville, United States

Related themes

Twentieth Century, Figure Study, Geometric Forms, Ivy, Mid Century, Fine Art Photography, Gelatin Silver Print, Sequential Narrative, Modernist Architecture, Black And White, Architectural Photography, Hollywood, Solitary Figure, Interior Exterior, Photographic Series, Triptych, Portrait Photography, Shadow And Light, Spatial Composition, Balcony

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